Watermelon Pico de Gallo
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.
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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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.
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!
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?
- 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 just before serving. Serve with pita chips or corn chips, or serve on top of steak, chicken, pork, or fish.
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?
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!
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.
So summery – fresh! ENJOY!
More fresh salsa recipes you may want to try:
- Fruit Salsa and Cinnamon Crisps
- Cowboy Caviar Pineapple Dip
- Best Avocado Salsa Verde
- Quick Mango Salsa Recipe.
- Sweet Smokey Zucchini Salsa Recipe
Get the Recipe:
Watermelon Pico de Gallo
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
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Salsa is a Mexican vegetable appetizer made up of finely chopped elements in various combinations, as the ingredients used to create salsa can vary. It often contains ingredients that may not initially seem like the best option for a salty dish, such as fruits or berries. Thanks for the recipe.
This salad is gorgeous! I love, love, love all that color! thanks to share your all salad recipe.
Could you freeze this? I know that the watermelon would turn to mush if completely defrosted but I am thinking about serving partially frozen.
No I would not freeze the watermelon! :(
This looks amazing but we dont always get Mangos where I live – what do you recommend instead and also where do yuo get your gorgeous plates
You could use peach or pineapple, or tomatoes! :)
So gorgeous, Sandy! I want to sit at that table and chat with friends and family!
I make pineapple salsa it is so refreshing.
How long would this store for?
I’d serve it within 4 hours of making it, Stephanie, to keep the crispness of the watermelon!
I’ve seen some great looking fruit salsas over the years and have never tried them. I think I’ll have to give this one a try.
What a beautiful salsa – I would want the whole bowl to myself! We used to take weekend car rides, too. Just head out in any direction and see where it took us. We usually ended up at some park or the home of friends or family, or somewhere casual to eat. Super casual, always fun.
Watermelon salsa + mango? Sounds amazing! I’m in love with your dishes, pictures and your ability to tell a story with each post. :)
I don’t remember much special about watermelon when I was little but when my girls were little we would make watermelon Ice, which they loved and it was a yummy treat for them