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{Best Guest} Cherry and Roasted Serrano Salsa

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A Cherry and Roasted Serrano Salsa exploding with bright, summery flavors. This recipe makes a BIG batch. You’re welcome.


Cherry and Roasted Serrano Salsa | Peppery serrano salsa explores its sweet side in this heavenly dip. Bring it to your next BBQ and make a LOT of friends.option to go straigt to recipe{Best Guest} is a series of simple and unique starters, sides and salads designed to get you (and me) invited to ALLTHEBARBECUES this summer. If we play our cards right, we won’t have to use our ovens until September!

Other {Best Guest} posts include:

  • Stuffed Dill Pickle Boats
  • Chipotle Shrimp Slaw

I’m so ready for summer.

I mean so really, really ready for it. I kicked into summer mode the day the letter came from the NYC Department of Education telling us my son got into one of his top choice high schools. I was so relieved and so excited for him my brain just kind of exploded and it never fully recovered.

Unfortunately, that was back in April.

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The tension between my brain being at the beach and my body having to trudge through the rest of the regimented school year has been challenging. I can only imagine how my son feels!

But we’re almost there. So close I can taste it.

And it tastes exactly like this salsa.

Cherry and Roasted Serrano Salsa | Sweet, tart, peppery, bright dip recipe is sure to make you popular at your next BBQ.Fresh and bright with a mild heat.

Feel free to turn up that heat by adding more serrano chiles. I would if I were not trying to please a heat resistant 8 year old.

According to Rick Bayless from The Feed Podcast, serranos are more consistent from chile to chile in their heat level than jalapeños. In other words, “Life is like a jalapeño. Ya never know what yer gonna get.”

Oh, good god.

Cherry and Roasted Serrano Salsa Recipe

Cherry and Roasted Serrano Salsa | Bring a bowlful of this sweet/tart/peppery dip to your next party and watch your social calendar fill up for the rest of the summer.Anyway, Rick Bayless, Master of All Things Hot and Spicy, gave me the idea to try something new and use serranos in this salsa. Plus, I’ve been wanting to expand my “peppertoire.”

I’m really on a roll.

AAAAnyway, serranos are quite spicy. Definitely use gloves when you’re handling them. Roasting them tones down the heat level a little and gives you the additional bonus of char flavor. So winning.

The cherries make this sweeter than a traditional, tomato-based salsa but it’s every bit as delicious with your favorite tortilla chip. It’s also ridiculous with fish and every kind of meat. Even steak.

In other words…just bring this salsa to your next BBQ and I challenge you NOT to bring chips along with it. Let people get creative. Believe me, they’re not gonna let it just sit there. They will find something to eat it with.

At the very least, there are always spoons around somewhere.

Mid-Life Croissant simple, healthy Recipe BlogI brought this salsa to the party over at What’s Cookin’ Wednesday

 

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Serrano salsa explores its sweet side in this heavenly dip. Bring it to your next BBQ and make a LOT of friends.
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Cherry and Roasted Serrano Salsa
Prep Time
15 mins
Total Time
15 mins
 
Serrano salsa with a sweet side. Perfect for your next BBQ or Graduation Potluck.
Course: Dip/Snack
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 people
Calories: 38 kcal
Author: Christine | Mid-Life Croissant
Ingredients
  • 1 medium-sized serrano pepper
  • 3 cups pitted cherries
  • 1 cup roughly chopped red onion
  • 1 cup packed cilantro leaves chopped
  • 1 Tablespoon lime juice
Instructions
  1. Wearing latex gloves, remove stem from pepper, slice in half lengthwise and remove seeds.
  2. Roast on a baking sheet under the broiler, cut side down, for 10 to 15 minutes until it's got a good char on it.
  3. Let cool, chop roughly and add to bowl of food processor.
  4. Add all other ingredients to bowl of food processor and process until you reach desired consistency.
Recipe Notes

IMO, this recipe doesn't need salt but feel free to add if you find it bland.
Adjust heat to suit your palate.
If, like me, you have a small food processor you'll have to scrape down the sides to make sure all the ingredients get incorporated.

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Filed Under: Appetizers & Starters, BBQ, Best Guest, Fourth of July, Healthy, Recipes, snacks, vegetarian

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Comments

  1. CrumblesAndKale says

    June 14, 2016 at 1:26 am

    Wow, I love the combination of the flavors. Never thought of cherry salsa before but it sounds delsih!

    Reply
    • Christine says

      June 14, 2016 at 7:25 am

      Thanks, Petra. This salsa is pretty popular in my house right now.

      Reply
  2. Erin | Thanks for Cookin says

    June 13, 2016 at 2:01 pm

    AAhahaha your peppertoire! Love it! And oh man Rick Bayless! Didn’t he used to have show on PBS? I bet this would be phenomenal on a steak…or maybe a pulled chicken sandwich. Yum….

    Reply
    • Christine says

      June 13, 2016 at 4:09 pm

      I think he did have a show Erin but I’ve never seen it. I’m late to the Rick Bayless party. But I love his podcast. And your ideas for this salsa definitely have my thumbs up!

      Reply
  3. Celeste @The Whole Serving says

    June 11, 2016 at 11:14 am

    Lucky me, I just purchased a big bag of cherries last night. Guess what I’m going to make?

    Reply
    • Christine says

      June 11, 2016 at 11:44 am

      Celeste I hope you love it!

      Reply
  4. Mahy says

    June 9, 2016 at 8:24 pm

    This is pure genius! Love love love it!

    Reply
    • Christine says

      June 10, 2016 at 6:34 am

      Well, it’s 6:30 am and I just saw this comment so I guess I can go back to bed. No way this day can get any better! Thanks, Mahy.

      Reply
  5. angie says

    June 8, 2016 at 9:12 pm

    oh so yummy perfect to share with a good friend or summer time guest

    Reply
    • Christine says

      June 9, 2016 at 7:53 am

      Thank you, Angie

      Reply
  6. Manu says

    June 8, 2016 at 3:20 am

    Wow this saluce looks delicious!
    Thanks for sharing.
    love

    Reply
    • Christine says

      June 8, 2016 at 7:17 am

      Thank you, Manu!

      Reply

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