Thursday, September 15, 2011

Strawberry-Cucumber Salsa

It's almost Friday! Woohoo!

I have to work on Saturday, so I still have 2 more days to go, as opposed to most of you who just have 1, but that's fine with me!  A weekend is a weekend. 

I've discovered a new route to work, which involves taking the scenic route downtown, but it avoids the congested highway and gets me to work on time - without me having to leave any earlier than normal.  So score one for me!


I know this is late in the season, fresh strawberries are hard to come by - but that doesn't necessarily stop me from making this.  It's a great condiment for tacos or fish, and even better as a replacement for tomato-based salsa as a dip for tortilla chips!  I've been in a real dippy mood the past couple of days, haven't I?  Sorry, can't help it!

Ingredients:
Adapted from Perry's Plate's recipe


10 strawberries, diced
1/2 English cucumber, diced
1 scallion, thinly sliced
small handful of cilantro, chopped
salt and pepper, to taste
1 jalapeno, seeded and minced

In a medium bowl, combine strawberries, cucumber, scallion, cilantro, and jalapeno.  Season with salt and pepper to taste. 

Serve with tortilla chips or as a topping for fish or tacos!


Well, I'm off to enjoy a nice bowl of some carrot-ginger soup and some of Andy's famous grilled cheese!  Have a great night guys!

26 comments:

  1. lovely combination I haven't had looks wonderful

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  2. Oooh, yeah. That looks so delicious. And who cares that it's almost fall?

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  3. This salsa sounds so good!! We had soup and grilled cheese today too!

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  4. My little ones is ultimate fan of strawberry, this salsa sounds delicious, looks pretty too.

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  5. What a great idea for a salsa! I love the flavor combination idea of strawberries and cucumbers....just perfect!

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  6. P.S. Glad you found a new route for work

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  7. Yum! Love strawberry, love cucumber, love salsa. love the dish!

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  8. This is great salsa,i love stawberry,for sure i will make this salsa :)
    Ridwan

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  9. What a great way to squeeze out a few more summer dishes! This looks great.

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  10. Glad you found a new route to work. I've been looking for work nearly 14 months. Your salsa looks wonderful.

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  11. Wow - the scallions have a very playful interplay with all of the red strawberries. This is a very visually exciting dish and I'm sure that the flavors match - brava!

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  12. Another wonderful salad outcome from you Peggy, fantastic and vibrant colored salad.

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  13. That is a beautiful, colorful looking salsa. Perfect for the end of summer.

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  14. So beautiful and colourful! I'll bet it tastes as good at it looks...

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  15. I have not tried including strawberries in salsa. Sounds like a wonderful addition.

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  16. So colorful! I love both strawberries & cucumber, so I'm definitely going to try this.

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  17. Oh what an awesome combination!! I have never seen anything like this before. I am so intrigued!! I love the colors

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  18. This looks so delicious. The flavors of this sound amazing together.

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  19. Strawberries in salsa never would have occured to me but I bet it's good!

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  20. This looks so appealing on photos, but I never actually tried cucumbers and strawberries together...
    Maybe I'll gather some courage and try it :)

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  21. Wonderful salad,I like strawberries and cucumbers.MARVELOUS!

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  22. Oh, how yummy, Peggy!!! If good berries are to be found, I'd make this any time of year~

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  23. I bet that would be delicious on top of a grilled chicken breast...

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  24. This looks really delicious, I love the non-traditional take on salsa!

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  25. I'm so glad you liked this salsa! It's kind of a quirky recipe, but surprisingly goes well with a lot of stuff. Thanks for linking up! :)

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  26. Yum! This combination sounds like a good one!

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