• Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer

Illinois Harvest of the Month

  • Home
  • Registered Sites
    • Schools
    • Gardens
    • Early Care and Education (ECE)
    • Residential Programs
    • Non-Participants: Program Sneak Peek
  • Farmers
  • Distributors
  • Recipes
  • Logos
  • Partners
  • Update Us
  • Contact

May 2, 2020

Watermelon Salsa- family recipe

Watermelon Salsa

  • Adapted from The Food Network

Bright, sweet and tasty, this salsa with inspire your kids to ask for local melons all summer long!
THIS IS A SUMMER FAMILY RECIPE FOR melon.
  • Prep Time15 min
  • Total Time15 min
  • Yield3 cups
  • Related Curriculum? https://kids.kiddle.co/Watermelon

    Ingredients

    • 1 1/2 teaspoons lime zest (from about 1 lime)
    • 1/4 cup fresh lime juice (from about 3 limes)
    • 1 tablespoon sugar
    • Freshly ground pepper
    • 3 cups seeded and finely chopped watermelon
    • 1 cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced
    • 1 mango, peeled and diced
    • 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
    • 1 small red onion, finely chopped
    • 8 fresh basil leaves, finely chopped
    • 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
    • Tortilla or pita chips, for serving

    Method

    1

    Stir together the lime zest, lime juice, sugar and 3/4 teaspoon pepper in a bowl. Add the watermelon, cucumber, mango, jalapeno, onion and basil and toss gently. Chill the salsa until ready to serve.

    2

    Add the garlic salt just before serving. Serve with chips.

    Save this recipe:

    • email
    • print

    Filed Under: Family Recipe, Summer

    Footer

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Twitter

    Copyright© 2023 · Brunch Pro Theme by Shay Bocks