Fresh Watermelon Salsa

It has been so good for me to see all the life the season of summer brings! From the Farmers Markets to the lazy nearby lake towns packed with people and the local drive in burger joints staying busy! There’s an excitement in the air in the bustle of people—but it’s different than Christmastime—as this time it’s not coinciding with consumerism alone but with new experiences, adventures, nature, recreation, exercise, and enjoying the beauty of God’s creation! This bustle coincides with relaxation and rest. Man, those are two things I need these days…. who’s with me? 

What goes along with all the gatherings of people? Well, delicious and fresh food—of course!!

 I have to share this easy and freshingly delicious recipe I made for our family’s Memorial Day gathering we hosted this year. Watermelon salsa! It’s technically pico de gallo, but in this application I used it as a dip like salsa. It would be amazing on grilled chicken, I’m sure but the salty corn chips were perfect to soak up the spicy and sweet taste this salsa brings!

It was a hit!!! The watermelon was light and refreshing and the jalapeño spicy and the bell pepper sweet. So good that I’ve been craving it since. It would be perfect as a poolside treat to munch on all week long and it’s definitely special enough for the Fourth of July this weekend.

Let me know if you have tried this and what you think. I’m pretty sure my fellow salsa lovers will approve!

Watermelon Salsa, or as Ree calls it Pico de Gallo

Recipe: Pioneer Woman Cooks, A Year of Holidays

1 small seedless Watermelon

1/2 c. Red onion, diced

1 red bell pepper, seeded and finely diced

1 green bell pepper, seeded and finely diced

1 yellow pepper, seeded and finely diced

2 jalapeños, seeded and finely diced

1 bunch of cilantro, shopped (I didn’t use that much)

Juice of 2 Limes

1/2 tsp. Salt, more to taste

Dice watermelon and add to a large bowl. Add the onion and all the peppers and jalapeños. Throw in the cilantro and the lime juice and salt. Toss the salsa (or pico, hehe, I feel stubborn to keep calling it salsa) and give it a taste. I tasted mine with a tortilla ship so I would have a good idea if it needed something else on the chip. This would be amazing served over chicken, too! She has a couple other varieties of this recipe I want to try using mango and also pineapple, but the watermelon is just so refreshing for summer and beautiful!

God Bless America!!!