Enjoy this fresh watermelon salsa recipe, a Watermelon Pico de Gallo with fresh melon, mango, cucumber, onion, and jalapeno! This dip is bursting with flavor with chips, or on chicken, pork, or fish. It screams “summer” and is perfect for any gathering or potluck or holiday gathering.

Watermelon Pico de Gallo recipe

I just love a good salsa with crunchy chips! Better yet – we love this Watermelon Pico de Gallo served as a side on chicken, fish, and pork. It’s perfect for Cinco de Mayo or Fourth of July, but better yet–for any summer weekend snack. Set out several salsas for dinner guests? This watermelon salsa is the best and quickly devoured.

Watermelon Pico de Gallo

Fresh salsa like this recipe consists of dicing and chopping your favorite ingredients. When you have extra watermelon on the counter, get your knife out, and add in mango, garden cucumbers, jalapeno, red onion, and lime. The citrus, alond with a tiny bit of sugar, makes this party-dip delicious.

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Summertime Watermelon Salsa

On this night (about 10 years ago), we all sat together for dinner in our backyard, enjoying the summer landscape, with pets brushing up against our legs in a curling fashion under the outdoor table. We grilled fish, with a side salad, and enjoyed munching on this dip and chips.

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Why I love this recipe

  • Easy ingredients and comes together quickly.
  • Can be served with chips, or as a side salad, or as a side for protein.
  • First to be gobbled up at every party!
Watermelon Salsa Recipe Ingredients

Gather these ingredients:

For this recipe, think sweet and savory! The sweetness of mango and watermelon and cucumber, mixed together with your favorite salsa spices and ingredients–so good!

  • Fresh lime
  • Sugar (or honey)
  • Garlic salt and pepper
  • Chili powder
  • Watermelon
  • Cucumber
  • Mango
  • Red onion
  • Jalapeno
  • Fresh basil leaves (so good!)
  • Tortilla or pita chips, for serving

How do you make watermelon pico de gallo?

  1. Stir together the lime zest, lime juice, sugar (or honey); lightly salt and pepper.
  2. Add the watermelon, cucumber, mango, jalapeno, onion and basil (or cilantro) and toss gently.
  3. Chill the salsa until ready to serve.
  4. Add the garlic salt just before serving. Serve with pita chips or corn chips, or serve on top of steak, chicken, pork, or fish.
Watermelon Salsa Recipe

How do you serve watermelon pico de gallo?

This Watermelon Salsa is so good with the perfect chip (or pita cracker)! Serve it on a fish taco board, like this Taco Tuesday Epic Fish Taco Board – perfect for dinner guests?

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You could even skip the main dish, and go right to the dessert with a Mexican Flan Cake! :) Oh, and it’s delicious served with this Best Grilled Chicken Thighs recipe!

Summertime Watermelon Salsa Recipe

Tips and substitutions:

  • Optional to add in other types of melon.
  • You can add in cilantro, mint, or fresh basil (finely chopped).
  • Delicious served as a condiment, on sandwiches or in sandwich wraps. Even great on scrambled eggs in the morning.
  • Serve with big, crunchy, sturdy chips (even good with large Fritos).
  • Perfect for Cinco de Mayo or July 4th gathering.
Easy Summertime Watermelon Salsa Recipe

So summery – fresh! ENJOY!

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Watermelon Pico de Gallo

Sandy Coughlin
Watermelon Pico de Gallo is made with fresh melon, mango, cucumber, onion, and jalapeno! This salsa bursts with flavor, served with chips!
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Yield: 8
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Ingredients
 

  • 1 ½ teaspoons lime zest, from about 1 lime
  • ¼ cup fresh lime juice, from about 3 limes
  • 1 tablespoon sugar, or use honey
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • 3 cups seeded and finely chopped watermelon
  • 1 cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced
  • 1 mango, peeled and diced
  • 1-2 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
  • 1 small red onion, finely chopped
  • 8 fresh basil leaves, finely chopped (optional: use cilantro)
  • ½ teaspoon garlic salt
  • ½ teaspoon chili powder
  • Tortilla or pita chips, for serving
  • Optional: fresh basil, mint, or cilantro

Instructions
 

  • Stir together the lime zest, lime juice, sugar (or honey); lightly salt and pepper.
  • Add the watermelon, cucumber, mango, jalapeno, onion and basil (or cilantro) and toss gently.
  • Chill the salsa until ready to serve.
  • Add the garlic salt and chili powder just before serving. Serve with pita chips or corn chips, or serve on top of steak, chicken, pork, or fish.

Notes

Reposted from May 2017.
Cuisine: Mexican
Course: Appetizer
Calories: 51kcal, Carbohydrates: 13g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 0.3g, Saturated Fat: 0.05g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g, Sodium: 150mg, Potassium: 196mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 10g, Vitamin A: 713IU, Vitamin C: 21mg, Calcium: 18mg, Iron: 0.3mg
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Watermelon Pico de Gallo