Tropical Pineapple Mango Salsa is vibrant and refreshing. The exotic tropical flavours are perfectly balanced.
Grilled pineapple, juicy mango, and a touch of Jamaican rum create a delightful Caribbean fruit salsa. Great as a summer appetizer. Perfect for fish tacos.
Fresh fruit is so delicious. Simple ingredients that pack a flavour punch. Berry season is my favourite by far. If you have never tried strawberry salsa with feta, you are really missing out. The perfect summer appetizer that doubles as a dessert too.
Have you tried grilled fruit? If not, you are in for a treat. Fresh fruit cooked on the bbq is so easy and delicious, exploding with a sweet, juicy, and smoky flavour.
Stuffed Avocado Boats make the perfect appetizer. For grilled fruit desserts, Balsamic Strawberries, Grilled Plums, and Smoked Apples are great choices.
If you have been to the Caribbean, you know all the wonderful flavours the islands have to offer. That fresh, juicy, sweet fruit is so inviting. This easy salsa recipe is the closest I can get to exotic island flavours.
Pineapple Mango Salsa Ingredients
- grilled pineapple
- mango
- red pepper
- ginger juice
- rum
- lime juice
- salt
Be sure to check out the recipe suggestions below.
Making This Tropical Fruit Salsa Is Easy
This chunky salsa is so easy to prepare. The hardest part is prepping the fruit (if you call that hard). Full instructions are in the recipe card below.
- Grill and dice the pineapple.
- Dice the mango and peppers.
- Add all the ingredients to a bowl, combine and you are done.
Mangos have always been sort of a mystery to me. I know they come in different varieties, and from my Jamaican friends, I am told some are way better than others. The mystery to me has been “how do you get the pit out”?
Suggestions/Recipe Tips
Pineapple can be grilled, or raw. I prefer the texture and flavour of the grilled pineapple in this summer salsa recipe.
Fresh mangos are so delicious. Frozen mangos are a great alternative.
Diced pepper can be red, yellow or orange. If you are not a fan of peppers, you can leave them out.
What is ginger juice? Super easy to make. All you have to do is grate fresh ginger using a microplane. Collect the pulp and squeeze. Fresh ginger juice in seconds.
Rum can be any variety you like. White or amber will work. I used Jamaican rum.
Leftovers will last for several days in the fridge. Best if kept in a sealed container. Alternatively, you can freeze this tropical salsa for up to 2 months. To use, thaw in the fridge. The texture will be softer, and the flavours will be milder. Perfect for adding to yogurt, pancakes, waffles and ice cream.
Serve this refreshing summer salsa as an appetizer with nacho chips. The perfect salsa for fish tacos. A great addition to any chicken, seafood or pork dish.
This homemade tropical salsa is sure to please. The fusion of flavours will make you feel like you are in the Caribbean. A must for summer parties.
You may also enjoy these fresh fruit recipes:
Grilled Pineapple Mango Salsa
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh pineapple (grilled & diced)
- 8 ounces fresh mango (diced)
- 3 ounces sweet red pepper (diced)
- 1 tablespoon rum (your choice)
- 1 teaspoon ginger juice
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
Instructions
- Peel and core the pineapple, leaving it in spears. Set aside.Cut the mango, remove the pit and dice. Place in a bowl and set aside.Cut and dice the red pepper and place in the bowl with the mango.
- Heat the grill to medium heat, brush pineapple with a bit of oil.Cook for about 2-3 minutes per side (depending on the size of the spears).Remove from grill, dice and place in bowl with mango and pepper.
- Using a microplane, grate the ginger, collect the pulp in your fingers and squeeze the juice into the bowl.
- Add the rum, lime juice and salt.Mix everything until combined, and set aside so the flavours combine nicely.
- Perfect as a side dish to many BBQ meals.
Sarah
I bet this salsa would be great on tacos! It sounds fantastic!
Homemade & Yummy
Yes we are having it on chicken tacos this week as a matter of fact.
Hanady | Recipe Nomad
Love the idea of adding a splash of rum to fruit salsa! It makes it so much more tropical than the standard salsa! MMM!!!
Homemade & Yummy
Yes it is a nice little touch for sure.
Sarah @ Champagne Tastes
I have never successfully pitted a mango.. they make me so frustrated lol. I need to watch a YouTube tutorial or something! This salsa sounds AMAZING!!!!
Homemade & Yummy
Once you see how it is done, it really is not that hard. That being said, until I watched a pro do it…I had no clue.
Whitney @WhittyPaleo
I absolutely adore exotic fruits – mangos are probably my favourite! I always cut around the pit because I don’t have one clue how to do it any other way ha! I like your cheeky addition of rum to this recipe, think it would definitely work with some pork! Thanks for the recipe!
Homemade & Yummy
Oh yes….perfect with pork.
Anne Murphy
What a wonderful combination of flavors! And LOL about cutting mangoes… not exactly like pitting a peach, is it?
Homemade & Yummy
HAHAH….no it certainly is not….but so worth the effort for sure.
Jeni
I grew up in Florida so I am sort of the opposite – I had all the fresh oranges and grapefruit and even bananas at my disposal but LONGED for fresh cherries and such. We’d often get fresh peaches from Georgia, but I could never get enough.
And my friend is Trinidadian, and she has a poem about peeling a mango with nothing but her teeth 🙂 Though I honestl ynever thought getting the pit out of a mango was hard unless it wasn’t ripe, and then, well, I shouldn’t have bothered anyway lol.
But mango and pineapple together – that’s just sunny heaven in a bowl 🙂 Beautiful!
Homemade & Yummy
Yes I will agree mango and pineapple make a great delicious combination for sure.
Kylee from Kylee Cooks
I love anything tropical, and since you added rum… well, what can I say? SOLD!! I love making food at the house, and transporting myself to a vacation spot without ever getting on a plane. This looks amazing!
Homemade & Yummy
Yes you can travel the world if flavours without leaving home.
Marisa Franca @ All OUr Way
I haven’t tried this particular salad but I’m already tasting it. I love mango and I love pineapple — it’s already a win. I can taste it with seafood or chicken. YUM!! Adding a side like this to meat just makes the entire meal special. Fruit was very expensive growing up — we didn’t have the variety that we do now. Aren’t we fortunate? This salsa is on my to make list.
Homemade & Yummy
Hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
karyn ryan
what a delicious summery salad and it looks so delicious with that BBQ.. so glad you can use frozen mango too
Homemade & Yummy
I haven’t tried frozen mango in this, but I assume it would work. Fresh is ALWAYS better.
Helene D'Souza
Fruit salsa sounds like a great idea especially with some good rum but I will wait for the mango season to make this. 🙂
Homemade & Yummy
Mango season (store bought) is happening right now here. So exciting.
Lynn | The Road to Honey
Oh wow Gloria! You are so lucky to have grown up with such ready access to an orchard. Nothing beats fruits and veggies picked straight from the source. My parents now live out in the country and have a garden full of blueberry bushes and lots of veggies. They also live near the apple and peach orchards so it’s always nice to get to experience these flavor packed ingredients when I go for a visit. As you pointed out, the flavor is so much more intense and the fruit is all the more juicy. As far as tropical fruit is concerned, I was fortunate enough to experience the most amazing pineapples, passionfruit, mangoes and papayas when I was living in Kenya. . . and it was so inexpensive too!!! Now back in Boston, I’m lucky if I even find a passionfruit and if I do I surely will need to take out a small mortgage to pay for it.
This salsa looks so lovely. I love a good fruit based salsa and it is so versatile, making the perfect dip for tortilla chips, topping for salads, fish, and chicken.
Homemade & Yummy
Yes sometimes I miss childhood experiences. Funny when you are a kid you don’t realize how fortunate you are with the simple things in life.
Erin
I love this tropical salsa. I’m not a big normal salsa fan so this would be great to make for taco night instead as a dessert. Great recipe.
Homemade & Yummy
Yes I would totally eat this as dessert.
Homemade & Yummy
Yes it would be perfect on chicken tacos!!
Sarah James @ Tales From The Kitchen Shed
What a delicious salsa recipe, I love a mango salsa but I’ve never tried pineapple and mango together, time for me to try!
Homemade & Yummy
Oh my it is soooooo good!
Veena Azmanov
Gloria I cant’ wait to try this..! I love Mango and Pineapple. Wondering if I can use canned pineapple. Fresh is barely ever found here.
Homemade & Yummy
Yes I don’t see why that would not work….give it a try. I’m sure it will be delicious.
Veena Azmanov
This looks so yum Gloria.! I love mango and pineapple so I know I will love this.
Homemade & Yummy
I would even eat this as dessert.