Immune Boosting Pineapple Salsa (vegan, paleo)
Since many of us are stuck at home, feeling kinda stressed, eating ALL of the snacks and wanting to keep our immune systems strong I thought I would make up a little recipe to solve all the problems. It features pineapple, red bell pepper, cilantro, garlic, ginger, onion and lime- all super powerful foods for boosting immunity and keeping digestion strong. Swipe through to the last slide for more info on the health benefits of each ingredient. This salsa is perfect on fish, shrimp, with black beans & rice, with organic tortilla chips and on top of grilled veggies. It’s also great straight from the spoon. It’s super fresh, slightly sweet, a little tart and has a kick from the fresh ginger and garlic. You could add fresh jalapeño and/or diced mango for a yummy variation. If you make it please let me know how it turns out!
Happy quarantine snacking, friends!
INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cups finely diced fresh pineapple
1/4 cup finely diced red bell pepper
1/4 c chopped cilantro
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 tbsp finely diced red onion
1-2 tsp crushed fresh ginger
Zest of one lime
Juice of one lime
1/4 tsp salt
DIRECTIONS
Cut the pineapple by first removing the outer skin then cut around the tough inner core so that you’re left with the best part of the fruit.
Finely dice the pineapple into 1/4 inch pieces.
Finely dice the red bell pepper. Tip: First cut it into very thin strips then cut it again on the horizontal so that you end up with a tiny dice.
Do the same for the red onion.
Finish prepping the rest of the ingredients then place everything in a bowl and mix well. I recommend starting with 1 teaspoon of ginger because 2 is pretty potent (and spicy!).
Time to enjoy! This goes great with fish and shrimp, chicken sausage, black beans and rice, and of course organic tortilla chips. I put mine on top of roasted zucchini slabs and it was delish. You could also scoop it with romaine hearts or endive leaves.