Peach and Roasted Red Pepper Salsa

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This peach salsa has the sweetness of ripe summer peaches and the smoky complexity of roasted red peppers, plus a little zing from lime juice and jalapenos. Itโ€™s the perfect spoon-it-on-everything salsa for grilled. chicken, fish tacos, or just a really big bowl of chips.

Peach and Roasted Red Pepper Salsa / Katie Workman / themom100.com / Photo by Cheyenne Cohen

When summer peaches are at their juicy peak, I’m always looking for ways to use them beyond dessert, and this Peach and Roasted Red Pepper Salsa is just the thing. It’s sweet and smoky, a little bit spicy, and downright addictive with tortilla chips. But don’t stop there – spoon it over grilled chicken, tuck it into tacos, or serve it alongside fish for a burst of late-summer brightness. The roasted red peppers add a mellow depth that makes this salsa stand out from the pack, and it comes together in minutes (no blender required!)

Peach and Roasted Red Pepper Salsa in white bowl on table.

Sweet, smoky, and just the right amount of spicy – this peach and roasted red pepper salsa is perfect with chips, grilled meats, and summer tacos.

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You can roast the peppers in the oven or on the grill, or just buy them at a specialty foods store. To peel the peaches, just bring a large pot of water to a boil. While the water is coming to a boil, get a big bowl of ice water ready, and keep it near the sink.

When the water reaches a boil, drop in the peaches, up to 4 at a time, and let them sit in the very hot (possibly still simmering) water for about 20 seconds. Remove them with a slotted spoon and drop them gently into the ice water bath. Let them sit for about 1 minutes, then the skins should slip right off.

This doesn’t really work all that well unless your peaches are ripe, and if your peaches aren’t ripe you shouldn’t be making this salsa (or most peachy things) to begin with. You can also use a vegetable peeler, but that can be messy. You can also use nectarines in place of the peaches—same same.

Adding peach salsa to pita chip with spoon.

Those are Honey Roasted Figs below, by the way.

Serving Peach and Roasted Red Pepper Salsa with honey-roasted figs.

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Peach and Roasted Red Pepper Salsa

This peach salsa has the sweetness of ripe summer peaches and the smoky complexity of roasted red peppers, plus a little zing from lime juice and jalapenos. It’s the perfect spoon-it-on-everything salsa for grilled. chicken, fish tacos, or just a really big bowl of chips.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 6 People
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Ingredients 

  • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons minced cilantro
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
  • 1 red pepper (roasted and diced)
  • 2 cups finely diced peeled ripe peaches (see recipe intro)
  • ¼ cup chopped onion

Instructions 

  • In a medium-sized bowl combine the vinegar, lemon juice, cilantro, honey, salt and pepper. Add the bell pepper, peaches and onion and gently toss together. Cover and chill salsa up to 4 hours.

Notes

You can roast the peppers in the oven or on the grill, or just buy them at a specialty foods store.  To peel the peaches, just bring a large pot of water to a boil.  While the water is coming to a boil, get a big bowl of ice water ready, and keep it near the sink.
When the water reaches a boil, drop in the peaches, up to 4 at a time, and let them sit in the very hot (possibly still simmering) water for about 20 seconds.  Remove them with a slotted spoon and drop them gently into the ice water bath.  Let them sit for about 1 minutes, then the skins should slip right off.

Nutrition

Calories: 34kcal, Carbohydrates: 8g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 1g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Sodium: 1mg, Potassium: 149mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 6g, Vitamin A: 797IU, Vitamin C: 30mg, Calcium: 3mg, Iron: 1mg
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About Katie Workman

Katie Workman is a cook, a writer, a mother of two, an activist in hunger issues, and an enthusiastic advocate for family meals, which is the inspiration behind her two beloved cookbooks, Dinner Solved! and The Mom 100 Cookbook.

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