Zesty Peach Salsa
Author: Heather Scholten · Posted: Sep 16, 2011 · Updated: May 24, 2025
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This simple Zesty Peach Salsa recipe uses fresh ripe juicy peaches, jalapeños, garlic, shallots, and a squirt of lime juice. Use this delicious peach salsa to top grilled chicken, grilled fish, your favorite tacos, or just dive a tortilla chip in and enjoy. Just make it because it’s so delicious and a great way to use sweet peaches when they are ripe and in season.
Why I Love this Recipe
This homemade peach salsa comes together so quickly and really adds incredible flavor to whatever you put it on. Just toss together a few fresh ingredients and you have a delicious way to top grilled fish, chicken, pork tenderloin, and tacos.
Ingredients & Substitutions
Fresh peaches
Shallots, red onion or sweet onions
Jalapeño pepper
Garlic cloves
Cilantro
Lime juice
Salt, to taste
How to Make
Peel and chop peaches into small pieces and add to a medium bowl. Add minced shallot, minced fresh jalapeños, minced garlic cloves, fresh cilantro, fresh lime juice, and season to taste with salt. Toss to combine. Salsa can be served right away or cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2-3 hours or overnight to add depth of flavor.
Tips & Tricks
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 2-3 days.
- This fresh peach salsa recipe can also be canned. Following a canning process you’ve had success with before.
- Canned peaches could work for this recipe, give it a try and let me know how it turns out.
- Omit or reduce the jalapeños if you’d prefer a less spicy flavor or a mild salsa.
- Use this recipe for other fruit to make cherry salsa, watermelon salsa, plum salsa, or mango salsa.
Zesty Peach Salsa
Ingredients
- 4 whole peaches, peeled, pitted, and diced
- 2 small shallots, minced
- 2 jalapenos, minced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- ½ bunch cilantro, coarsely chopped
- 1 lime, juiced
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Add all ingredients into a medium bowl and mix to combine. Salsa can be served right away or cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2-3 hours or overnight for depth of flavor.
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Co-Founder at Spiceology | More About Heather…
Heather is a recipe developer and content creator living in Vancouver, Washington. She started Farmgirl Gourmet in 2006, almost 20 years ago, as a way to share recipes with friends and family. Heather is also the co-founder of Spiceology , a unique spice company, which she started in 2013. She shares family friendly recipes for easy everyday meals with a gourmet twist.
I really love this recipe and hope you will too!
What a refreshing salsa recipe. Easy to prepare with vibrant flavor from seasonal ingredients!
Have a blast!! You’ll rock it, no doubt. ~Megan
This looks lovely! Good luck with your demonstration; you’ll do great! 🙂
break a leg, but not your own! Have a great time tonight. I love fruity salsas, but haven’t made one in forever. I guess it’s about time! Thanks for the recipe.