A great fruit salsa for seafoods and poultry dishes. Add in fresh Serrano chiles for a little spice.
A fresh fruit salsa with many different uses. Spice it up with hot chiles, or use different colored kiwi.
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6
kiwi fruit
peeled and diced
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4
Asian pears
cored and diced
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3/4
cup
dried cranberries
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2
shallots
minced
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1/2
cup
chopped chives
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1/4
cup
fresh squeezed lemon juice
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1/8
cup
sherry vinegar
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4 to 6
tablespoons
orange blossom honey
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1/4
cup
chopped fresh mint leaves
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1/4
cup
chopped fresh cilantro
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1/8
cup
chopped fresh basil
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Salt and pepper to taste
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Stir the pears, kiwi fruit, cranberries, shallots, chives, lemon juice, and sherry vinegar together to coat the fruit.
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Add in 4 tablespoons honey and rest of the herbs. Taste, and if a sweeter salsa is desired, add in the remaining 2 tablespoons. Season with salt and pepper.
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Serve.
For a spicy salsa, chop up fresh chile peppers and stir into the salsa.
Adapted from Food Management Magazine, June 2006