Grape Salsa with Lime and Cilantro is a refreshing change! It's great with chips, or as a topping for grilled chicken or fish. Vegan, Paleo and Whole30 compliant.
Grape Salsa with lime and cilantro. It sounds like an odd combination, but it's insanely good. Sweet and tart grapes, crisp cucumbers, onions and zippy jalapeño peppers make this salsa one that you'll keep on dipping.
It's quick to whip up, too. Just chop, squeeze some lime, refrigerate, and serve. Just like this Grape, Apple and Red Cabbage Slaw, this recipe is a great way to use up those leftover grapes in the fridge.
On a recent trip to Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley, Denis and I had a good laugh about one of our past trips there. We had set out to take the kids to the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology in Drumheller, Alberta. The kids were at the age where they were fascinated with dinosaurs and fossils. We were going to be great parents and provide a rich learning experience for our offspring.
I have fond memories of childhood camping trips with my parents and my brothers, and I desperately wanted to re-create these with my own children. Before this particular trip, our friends joked that they could predict the weather for the dates of our upcoming campouts.
It would rain.
And it seemed like it always did. Camping to Denis simply meant a daily struggle with wet tents, wet tarps, wet firewood and trying to pound plastic tent pegs into ground that was hard as concrete. And this particular trip to Drumheller was no different.
We found a campsite, battled high winds to pitch the tent, and had just succeeded in finally getting the camp stove lit when the park owner arrived to tell us that the tiny patch of lawn where we were set up was actually two sites and we would have to move over. By this time, the winds had increased and the rain was coming down in sheets.
We moved over. "Never mind, I told the kids. You can go swimming in the pool after dinner." They ran off with their towels, only to return minutes later. Adults only after 7 p.m. Could this day get much worse? Yup.
Our tent was now so close to our neighbours we could hear everything that was going on inside, despite the rain drumming on the tarp-covered tent. It became obvious that it was a dad who just had his kids for the weekend. Unfortunately, it seemed that once they were all in bed, he decided it was a great time to have one beer after another. Despite my loud attempts at shushing him, we overheard comments like, "Dad, Mom doesn't like it when you smoke in the tent," and "Dad, I can't sleep when you keep on talking."
Neither could we. First thing in the morning, I picked up my phone and booked a hotel with a swimming pool in Kelowna. We never camped again.
Our most recent trip centred on vineyards, winery tours and fine dining. No tents, Rice-A-Roni, or noisy neighbours. It's always fun to be adventurous and try new foods when we're traveling and we did just that.
Driving through vineyards inspired me to create this grape salsa, and it was a great way to use up some of our bumper crop of Concord grapes. I hope you'll give it a try!
📖 Recipe
Grape Salsa with Lime and Cilantro
Ingredients
- 1 cup seedless green grapes, halved*
- 1 cup seedless red grapes, halved
- 1 cup finely chopped peeled cucumber
- ¼ cup finely chopped white onion
- 1 tablespoon minced jalapeño
- 3 tablespoon minced cilantro
- 2 tablespoon lime juice
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients.
- Refrigerate for 30 - 45 minutes to allow flavours to blend.
- Serve with sturdy chips or with grilled fish or chicken.
Liza
This sounds so very different, but it's incredibly good! Thanks for a great recipe!
Elaine
Happy to hear you liked it! Thanks for the 5 stars.
Bernice Hill
oh GOSH! I am SO with you. I hated being uncomfortable camping in a tent and now we have a tent trailer. All the fun of a tent with a comfortable bed and a little more room in case of crappy weather.
I have a grape salsa recipe too but adding cucumbers seems like a great idea!
Cheers.
Flavour & Savour
Tent trailers are a great alternative to lying on the cold ground. I think we may have almost crossed paths lately in the Okanagan! We just arrived home from a short trip to Nelson and Kelowna.
Jared @ thehesitantchef.com
This is a great idea and sounds wonderful. I totally want to try this recipe. It's got everything I like, sweet, salty and spicy. Sounds like a balanced dish. Yum!
Flavour & Savour
Thanks Jared! It's a great change from traditional salsa.
Cakespy
Well, this salsa is museum-worthy! It's so creative and pretty.
Flavour & Savour
Clever! Thanks.
Nicoletta @sugarlovespices
Really love the look of this salsa, and I bet it tastes so good you cannot stop snacking on it! I camped just once in Sicily when I was young and never again 😉 .
Flavour & Savour
Thanks Nicoletta! Yes, my camping days are over, too. Give me a king-sized bed in a great hotel and I'm happy. 🙂
Julia
I am still laughing at the camping story! After just getting back ourselves from 8 nights in a tent, i can totally relate to all of it! The salsa looks great. I always think of savory salsas but the great idea looks great!
Flavour & Savour
Hi Julia,
No more camping for this girl! Yes--this salsa is sweet and tart at the same time. We loved it.
Dana
Elaine, you're always coming up with the coolest snack ideas. I can't wait to try this. My husband and I lovelovelove green grapes and munch on them constantly. I also happen to have some jalapenos in my fridge. I might whip some of this up this weekend/next week!
Flavour & Savour
Hi Dana,
Hope you get a chance to make this--it's a great change from traditional salsa. Cheers!
MDIVADOMESTICA
Indeed a great way to use up grapes! This is such a fun recipe and the taste would be such a great collaboration of sweet and tart. As a bonus is looks great too!
Flavour & Savour
Thanks! It's surprisingly deee-lish!
Shareba @ In Search Of Yummy-ness
It's too bad that you weren't able to go to the Royal Tyrrell Museum 🙁 I went once and it was pretty cool. I'm not really camping person though - we drove from Ontario! Your grape salsa looks so beautiful and fresh, I'm pinning it for later.
Flavour & Savour
Hi Shareba,
Oh, we did get to the Museum, and it is incredible! Definitely worth a visit. That's a LONG drive!! Thanks for pinning! Hope you get a chance to make it.