Raw Food Recipes:
salsa

NOT RAW

I'm sure you have heard of Lunchables. But did you know there is Lunchable Jr.? My husband dared bring one home for our 10-month old. So I did what any self-respecting raw food mom/blogger would do, I fed it to Cody the dog (Sorry, Cody) and created my own raw food lunchable.

RAW
Mango Salsa
1 diced mango
1/2 cup diced pineapple
1/4 cup diced red pepper
1 small bunch cilantro, chopped
juice of one half lime
salt, to taste
pepper, to taste

Toss mango, pineapple, red pepper, cilantro, lime juice and jalapeno in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper.

For an adult version add 1 minced garlic clove, 1 tablespoon finely chopped onion and 1 seeded and minced jalapeno pepper.

Once you get the prep work (chopping and dicing) completed the rest of the recipe is gravy I mean…salsa, which in Spanish means sauce.

Sure you could throw the ingredients in the food processor and let it do all the work, but please don’t do it. Experience a bit of zen with the repetitive motion of your chef’s knife against the fresh produce. Besides you will lose a lot of the texture if you opt the food processor route.

So do it by hand.

Lots of prep work for making this dish. In fact it's all about prepping the ingredients and that's the way you should approach it. Yes, you can make it easy by throwing ingredients into the food processor and it will still taste great but you will lose a lot of the texture.
If you have the time, savor the process and chop up most of the ingredients by hand. You may even find you like the repetitive action of cutting and dicing. I find it very relaxing when I'm stressed out. If you must use a food processor to save time, at least cut up the tomatoes by hand.

Did you know? May is National salsa month

Pineapple Salsa
1 cup diced pineapple
¼ cup finely chopped red onion
1 jalapeno, seeded and minced
1 Serrano pepper, minced
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro, leaves only
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon raw agave nectar

Toss ingredients in a serving bowl. Set in the refrigerator for an hour.