Spicy Citrus + Avocado Salsa

Attention all salsa lovers, I have a new recipe for all of your salsa needs. Whether you are grilling or taco-ing, this Spicy Citrus + Avocado Salsa is the answer!

Black bean or fish tacos? Top em with this salsa. Grilled fish or chicken? Made prettier with this tangy spicy salsa.  

We could all use a few more quick & easy recipes in our lives, am I right!? And how you doin’ with meeting your recommended daily intake of fruit? Luckily, this recipe solves more than your daily salsa dilemma (ok, maybe not daily).

Not only is this Spicy Citrus + Avocado Salsa easy to make, but it’s colorful, tasty, and helps you boost your daily fruit intake AND vitamin C. Yup, fresh citrus is packed with vitamins and nutrients, vitamin C being one of them.

It’s no coincidence that citrus season coincides with cold and flu season, because these vitamin C packed fruits help boost immunity.

This salsa can be whipped up in 10 minutes

The recipe lowdown…

If you do any cooking and fruit eating, you may already have most of the ingredients on hand to make this Spicy Citrus + Avocado Salsa. You’ll need fresh citrus, lime juice, avocado, cilantro, serrano (or jalapeño) pepper, and red onion.

Then you just gently mix it all in a bowl and call it your next favorite taco topper.

Of course, you can make this recipe all year long, but citrus is in season during the winter months.

Mix different citrus for a rainbow of color

For my recipe I went with navel orange and blood orange. Blood oranges are named so because of their deep crimson color.

What is included in the citrus family, you ask?

Citrus includes all types of oranges, lemons, lime, grapefruit, key limes, pomelo and more.

For this recipe I recommend using any of the following:

And if you cannot find serrano sub jalapeño, or kick up the spicy even more with fiery Thai chilis or habanero.

You can also sub other fruit for citrus when it is out of season:

And as I mentioned, this salsa is versatile enough to use on tacos, grain bowls, grilled seafood or chicken, with ceviche, even with chips for chips & dip.

If you make this recipe comment below or tag me on Instagram. I love seeing your recipe creations!

Want more citrus? Try these recipes…

Creamy Hemp Seed Citrus Dressing (vegan, GF)

Citrus, Avocado & Radicchio Salad (vegan, GF)

Print Recipe

Spicy Citrus + Avocado Salsa

Spicy orange and avocado salsa with fresh lime, serrano pepper, red onion and cilantro

Cuisine

American, Mexican

Keyword

anti-inflammatory, dairy free, diabetes friendly, fall/autumn, gluten free, grain free, healthy, keto, kosher, low sugar, paleo, party food, raw, salsas and sauces, spring, vegan, vegetarian, Whole 30, winter

Prep Time

10 minutes

Servings

servings

Ingredients

• 2 cups chopped mixed fresh citrus such as cara cara navel, blood oranges etc.
• 1 each lime juiced
• 1 each avocado chopped
• 1 each serrano pepper minced (remove seeds for less spicy)
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves minced
• 1/4 cup *or less minced red onion
• 1 pinch fine pink salt

Cuisine American, Mexican Keyword anti-inflammatory, dairy free, diabetes friendly, fall/autumn, gluten free, grain free, healthy, keto, kosher, low sugar, paleo, party food, raw, salsas and sauces, spring, vegan, vegetarian, Whole 30, winter Prep Time 10 minutes Servings servings Ingredients 2 cups chopped mixed fresh citrus such as cara cara navel, blood oranges etc. 1 each lime juiced 1 each avocado chopped 1 each serrano pepper minced (remove seeds for less spicy) 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves minced 1/4 cup *or less minced red onion 1 pinch fine pink salt

Instructions

1. in a large bowl gently mix all ingredients and season with pink salt
2. serve right salsa away with tacos, grain bowls, grilled fish or meat, ceviche or even chips

Recipe Notes

Recipe yields about 3 cups

Original recipe created by Jerran Boyer
www.healthnutchefs.com