This Avocado Pineapple Salsa is the perfect combination of heat + sweet and it goes well on everything from chicken to fish to veggie burgers!
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The teacher part came true. I taught elementary school for 8 years before Meghan was born. The author part?
Well, not yet. At least not exactly the way I’d envisioned.
I am the author of this blog, so in a sense they both came true.
I never thought I’d be writing about food, though.
Some days, there are no words. I sit at the computer, stare at the picture I’ve taken to show you the recipe, and wonder how I can make said recipe sound interesting.
I want to somehow make you understand how just a few simple ingredients can come together to make something that is so much more. All the while trying to avoid overusing words like delicious. 
This is my long-winded way of telling you that I don’t have much to say about today’s avocado pineapple salsa. It’s my first time making an avocado salsa (instead of an actual guacamole, which of course I’ve made dozens of times) and I loved it.
So much that I ate the entire batch, by myself, in two days. It’s the perfect match of sweet and heat and is great with tortilla chips, as a topping on a fish, chicken, or a veggie burger, or even in a wrap.
That’s enough detail, right?
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Avocado Pineapple Salsa
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 3 cups 1x
Description
This Avocado Pineapple Salsa is the perfect mix of sweet + heat!
Ingredients
- 2 avocados, diced (pits reserved)
- 1 cup pineapple, diced
- 2 tomatoes, seeded and diced
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and diced
- 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
- the juice of one lime
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients together in a bowl.
- Chill before serving to allow time for the flavors to develop. Enjoy!
Notes
Place avocado pits with the salsa to prevent the avocado from browning.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
- Calories: 133
- Sugar: 4 grams
- Fat: 10 grams
- Carbohydrates: 12 grams
- Fiber: 5 grams
- Protein: 2 grams
In case you are wondering about the story I had published in second grade, it was called Hamburger Pig Out. It was about a girl who ate so many hamburgers that she turned into a hamburger. The only way she could turn back into her regular self was to follow a rainbow to the end and find a pot of hamburgers. When she ate the whole pot of hamburgers she turned back into herself. I guess I was writing about food at a young age.
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Pineapple lovers will probably also love this 2-ingredient Pineapple Popsicles recipe!
What a great flavor combo! I love avocados too – such a tasty way to boost your fiber intake just a smidge. I can’t wait to give this a try!
Oh my goodness. Serving size 1, right?
Pretty much.
This looks delish….I heart avocado & pineapple so this looks like a real winner! And I was cracking up at your hamburger girl story……ummm, think that could be me……I really do love a good burger 🙂
The pictures in the story are the funniest part. It shows the girl eating at McDonald’s. Kind of ironic, huh? 🙂
Well, I will say that your avocado pineapple salsa looks “delicious!”
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It’s so hard not to use that word, isn’t it? 🙂
You really have accomplished all of your dreams 🙂
….Haha! That is so funny- your hamburger and the little girl story- very creative if you ask me! I’ve never read a story like that before…
Not bad for a second grader, right? 🙂
I’m gonna have to try this. Sounds yummy. Don’t worry, I think most of us don’t end up having the life we envisioned for ourselves but usually (especially if you have kids), life turns out even better.
Definitely! And I don’t think it’s too late to accomplish my dream of becoming an author. I have a lifetime ahead of me still. 🙂
I’m impressed you lasted two days– I would have ate it all in one sitting 🙂
Love avocado and pineapple! I so want to try this combo!
I’ve always loved the salsa with fruit combo! limes and cilantro are a must 😀
That’s enough detail for me! I love anything to do with the avocado. We’ll give this a try, for sure. Thanks!