If you love watermelon, you are going to love this Homemade Watermelon Salsa recipe. It is sweet and spicy, tangy, and refreshing. The watermelon salsa is a one of a kind delicious recipe. It can be used as a snack, side dish, or dessert.
I love eating this watermelon salsa straight up with tortilla chips but it is really great on shrimp or fish tacos too. Some of my other favorite dips are this easy bean dip, 4 layer salsa dip, buffalo chicken dip and this oh-so delicious artichoke and green chile dip.
Homemade Watermelon Salsa Recipe
This recipe is very simple and quick. This will have wonders of flavors soaring around your mouth. This Homemade Watermelon Salsa has very few ingredients and will surely be a great salsa for your next get together with family and friends.
Tips for Cutting Fresh Watermelon
The best way to cut a watermelon is to start by peeling the watermelon. Cut the rind off the watermelon by making slices along the edges. Once the rind is taken off, slice the watermelon down into small cubes.
What Vegetables Go in Watermelon Salsas?
There are many different veggies that go into salsa. The best tasting ingredients are the ones in this recipe. The ingredients bring out all the flavors for the most amazing bite of salsa. This recipe has seedless watermelon, cucumber, mango, jalapeno pepper, and red onion. It is combied with basil, garlic, and lime with some sugar.
Ingredients
- 3 to cups seedless watermelon, finely diced
- 1 cucumber, peeled, seeded, and finely diced
- 1 mango, peeled, pitted, and finely diced
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
- ¼ cup small red onion, finely chopped
- 8 fresh basil leaves, finely chopped
- ½ teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 lime, zested and juiced
- 2 additional limes, juiced
- 1 tablespoon sugar
How to Make Watermelon Salsa
In a large bowl, combine the watermelon, cucumber, mango, jalapeno, onion, lime zest, and basil.
Whisk together the lime juice, sugar, and garlic powder in a bowl.
Pour the dressing over the watermelon mixture and toss gently.
Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Serve with tortilla scoops.
Homemade Watermelon Salsa
Ingredients
- 3 to cups seedless watermelon finely diced
- 1 cucumber peeled, seeded, and finely diced
- 1 mango peeled, pitted, and finely diced
- 1 jalapeno pepper seeded and minced
- ¼ cup small red onion finely chopped
- 8 fresh basil leaves finely chopped
- ½ teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 lime zested and juiced
- 2 additional limes juiced
- 1 tablespoon sugar
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the watermelon, cucumber, mango, jalapeno, onion, lime zest, and basil.
- Whisk together the lime juice, sugar, and garlic powder in a bowl.
- Pour the dressing over the watermelon mixture and toss gently.
- Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Serve with tortilla scoops.