Peach Salsa recipe is a sweet, spicy fruit salsa with fresh peaches, tomatoes, red onion, cilantro, jalapeno, garlic, and lime. Indulge in classic Mexican flavors with this healthy summer treat! Serve peach salsa as an appetizer, side dish, or topping for tacos!
Fresh Peach Salsa
This easy peach salsa is evidence that fruit AND vegetables can live happily ever after in one bowl. The proof…it disappears almost as fast as you serve it!
If you love peaches like I do, you’ll love this low carb fruit salsa come late summer when you have peaches for dayssss.
What goes in a peach salsa?
This salsa recipe is made with fresh peaches, tomato, onion, cilantro, jalapeno, garlic, lime juice, and a little salt. It’s like a classic Mexican salsa with juicy, scrumptious, healthy peaches added to it!
You may wonder if you can substitute garlic powder for fresh garlic or dried cilantro for fresh cilantro in this recipe. I recommend using only fresh ingredients in this salsa for maximum flavor and texture.
How is fruit salsa made?
- Dice the fruit – Dice the peaches and tomatoes, and combine them in a mixing bowl. Should you peel the peaches and tomatoes? Persona preference. I’ve done both. I love both.
- Prep other ingredients – zest and juice the lime, dice the onion, chop cilantro, mince the garlic, dice the jalapenos.
- Combine everything – Mix everything together in one bowl, cover and refrigerate.
Fresh peach salsa is made like pico de gallo and mango salsa, therefore not pureed. It’s also called salsa Fresca (fresh salsa) because it’s never cooked.
How to serve peach salsa
Serve peach salsa with tortilla chips, as a Mexican side dish, or spooned over these Grilled Chicken Tacos. You can also scoop it onto Baked Chicken Thighs or Broiled Salmon.
Also, if you ever want salsa but you only have 5 minutes to make it, check out my 5 Minute Blender Salsa!
My readers are telling me they’re never buying packaged salsa again!
Tips to select and prepare peaches for salsa
Tip 1: Select peaches that aren’t too ripe. Gently press your finger into the surface of peaches to gage firmness. If they indent too easily, they’re too ripe to stay pretty in salsa, so look for slightly firmer, ripened peaches,
Tip 2: Rinse the surface of peaches under cool water and allow to dry.
Tip 3: Slice peaches in half, remove the pits, and continue dicing the flesh into 1/2“ chunks. No need to peel the peaches, unless you prefer to do so.
What I love about this salsa recipe:
- The ingredients are SUPER fresh with NO packaging.
- Less sodium and NO ADDED SUGAR.
- This salsa tastes less acidic than traditional tomato pico de gallo because of the added fruit.
- Accommodates vegan, gluten-free, paleo, Whole 30, and keto diets.
- Eat as a salsa appetizer or serve as a condiment for entrees.
- It’s so easy to make and literally tastes like summer.
- You boost the quality AND save money by making your own salsa.
Peach Salsa Ingredients
- fresh peaches
- tomatoes (or bell pepper)
- red onion
- fresh cilantro
- lime juice
- jalapenos (or serrano peppers)
- fresh garlic
- salt and pepper
Recommended Tools
- chef knife
- cutting board
- salad spinner (to wash cilantro)
- Microplane fine grater (to grate garlic)
- citrus juicer (or a fork will do)
- mixing bowl
- storage container
Grab these other Mexican recipes
- Mango Salsa
- Chicken Tacos with Peach Salsa
- Totchos Tater Tot Nachos
- Homemade Salsa for Any Season
- Sheet Pan Steak Salad Nachos
Fresh Peach Salsa
Ingredients
- 2 Fresh Peaches or 2 cups diced
- 2 Tomatoes or 2 cups diced
- 1/2 medium Red Onion or 1/2 cup diced
- 1/4 cup Cilantro chopped
- 1 Lime 2 Tbsp juiced
- 1 fresh Jalapeno seeded, diced
- 2 cloves Garlic minced
- 1/4 tsp Kosher Salt
- 1/8 tsp Black Pepper
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine PEACHES, TOMATOES, ONION, CILANTRO, LIME JUICE, JALAPENOS, GARLIC, SALT and PEPPER.
- Gently toss to combine; cover and refrigerate in an airtight container until ready to serve.
RECIPE NOTES
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Can I can this salsa and use it as a gift for a later date?
Hi Dorie, this peach salsa recipe is served fresh and I don’t have canning instructions for it. Sorry about that 🙁
Hi! Thanks for the recipe! If I were to blanch the peaches and tomatoes, can this recipe be doubled (or more) and canned using a hot bath?
Hi Wanda, you’re so welcome! To answer your question…I have canned peaches on their own but never as a salsa, so I can’t really advise best practices. I would start with ‘canning fruit salsa’ as a search phrase. Hope that helps 🙂
Excellent,went well with Mexican pulled pork Taco’s.
Yes…these are my favorite words! 🙂 Thanks for swinging by and letting me know!
I made this with mangos instead of peaches because I had them on hand and it was delicious! This recipe is definitely one to keep.
Great substitute, Maia! I have a mango salsa recipe coming to the blog soon! But yeah, it’s very similar to this peach salsa recipe. So glad you enjoyed and I always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for letting me know 🙂
I love the mix of sweet and savory here! So perfect for summer!
Thanks so much Jessica…I’m with you on the sweet and savory 🙂
Look at those beautiful colors. I can’t can’t pass up this recipe because the flavors must be amazing together. It’s so nice to have an alternative pico de gallo.
Thanks so much, Ginny! Love hearing it put like that 🙂
This sounds so good..I think I’ve only tried peach salsa one time but it was a store brand and this sounds so much better with fresh peaches.
Omgosh I totally agree Stephanie…the fresh peaches and tomatoes make this one sooooo good 🙂
What lovely colours and flavours! This salsa looks perfect for the BBQ season right now!
Thanks Thanh! Yep, BBQ season in full swing…and we need ALL the salsas! 🙂
I’ve been loving all things peach lately so this salsa is no exception! Perfect for a party!
Thanks Liz! Hope you get to try this one out! 🙂
Loving the look of this salsa! Looks SO refreshing for summertime!
Thanks Elysia! Yes, this one screams summer 🙂
I love this mix of sweet and savory flavors!
Thanks Jessica…it’s ALL the sweet and savory. My fav too! 🙂
YUM this salsa looks and sounds so delicious and perfect for the summer! Such a creative flavors combination too!
Thanks Natalie! Love hearing that 🙂
This looks so fresh and vibrant! Perfect for my BBQ this weekend!!
Thanks Chris! Ya, it’s almost peach season here in NorCal…can’t wait! 🙂