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    Fresh Apple Salsa with Strawberries

    Modified: Mar 20, 2025 · Published: Sep 12, 2023 by Katy McAvoy

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    Fresh Apple Salsa with strawberries

    This fresh apple salsa with strawberries is a delicious fruit salsa perfect for serving with homemade cinnamon sugar tortilla chips for an easy afternoon snack. 

    A bowl of fresh apple salsa surrounded by cinnamon tortilla chips.
    Jump to:
    • What Apples to Use 
    • Ingredients and Substitutions
    • How to Make Fresh Apple Salsa with Strawberries 
    • Ways to Enjoy Fresh Apple Salsa
    • Make Homemade Cinnamon Sugar Tortilla Chips
    • Recipe Tips
    • FAQs 
    • Looking for more Apple Recipes? 
    • More Delicious Recipes You'll Love 
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    • Fresh Apple Salsa with Strawberries

    There’s a few weeks after school starts in August where it’s still hot and definitely summer, but my taste buds are really starting to crave fall flavors. Fresh apple recipes like Apple, Bacon, and Goat Cheese Crostini, Apple Orchard Cocktail, and this fresh apple fruit salsa are perfect recipes for those warm fall days. 

    It's a simple fresh fruit salsa that is the perfect combination of summer and fall, with sweetness from the strawberries, a little bit of crunch from the apples and sweet chips served alongside it. 

    Made with two of my favorite fruits - summer strawberries and fall apples - fresh apple salsa is my favorite snack for sliding from one season into another.

    🍓Want another appetizer recipe using fresh strawberries? Try my Fresh Strawberry Bites with Cream Cheese.

    I love serving this as a side dish at Labor Day barbecues and late summer parties. It's also a great option for bridal showers and baby showers. 

    This is not a cooked salsa made for canning nor is it a veggie salsa. It’s made with all fresh ingredients and served cold or at room temperature, making it a great alternative to canned salsas. 

    We’re leaving out the onions, cilantro, and jalapeño found in traditional tomato salsa or my Fresh Mango Peach Salsa to keep this easy fruit salsa recipe sweet, light, and not spicy. 

    What Apples to Use 

    Choose apples that are firm, juicy, and sweet. My favorites include: 

    • Gala
    • Jonathan
    • Jonagold
    • Honey Crisp

    Ingredients and Substitutions

    Ingredients for apple fruit salsa with strawberries.
    • Apples - Pick your favorite sweet apple. Skip the tart Granny Smith apples for this recipe. 
    • Strawberries - Fresh berries are needed for this recipe. Not frozen - the texture of thawed, frozen berries doesn’t work here. 
    • Fresh mint - A little goes a long way, but fresh mint brings another delicious layer of flavor to this fruit salsa. 
    • Fresh orange - You need the juice and zest from the orange, so there’s no reason not to choose fresh fruit here. You’ll just need 1 orange for this recipe. 
    • Fresh lemon - Fresh lemon juice will taste best, but you can use bottled if that’s all you have on hand. You’ll need a quarter of a fresh lemon for this recipe. Lime juice makes an easy substitute for the lemon, if you prefer. 
    • Brown sugar - I love how the brown sugar pairs with the apples in this recipe. If you don’t like brown sugar or don’t have any on hand, swap it out for white sugar. 
    • Salt - Just a little bit of Kosher salt to enhance the sweetness of the fruit. 

    How to Make Fresh Apple Salsa with Strawberries 

    A wooden cutting board full of diced apples.

    Core and finely chop the apples. Place in a large bowl. 

    A cutting board full of diced strawberry pieces.

    Remove the green tops from the strawberries. Finely chop them into small pieces. (About the same size as the apples.) Add to the apples.

    A cutting board full of chopped mint.

    Finely dice the mint. Add to the fruit mixture. 

    A bowl of fruit salsa ready to be mixed together.

    Add orange zest, orange juice, and lemon juice to the fruit and mint mixture. Sprinkle the mixture with brown sugar and salt. 

    A bowl of fruit salsa mixed together.

    Gently toss everything together and mix until well combined. 

    Serve immediately with homemade cinnamon tortilla chips. 

    A bowl of fresh apple salsa surrounded by cinnamon tortilla chips.

    Ways to Enjoy Fresh Apple Salsa

    • Scoop it up with cinnamon tortilla chips, graham crackers, or cinnamon pita chips for a quick snack. 
    • Make it for lunch to top a salad with goat cheese, walnuts, and grilled chicken.
    • Serve it on top of a slice of pound cake or angel food cake for an easy dessert. 
    • Use it to top vanilla ice cream. 

    Make Homemade Cinnamon Sugar Tortilla Chips

    Sweet tortilla chips are quick and easy to make with flour tortillas. You can pop them in the oven, make this apple salsa while the homemade cinnamon chips are baking, and have everything done in less than 30 minutes. Get the recipe on my cinnamon sugar tortilla chips page. 

    A bowl of cinnamon tortilla chips.

    Recipe Tips

    • Don’t go overboard on the mint. Actually measure it, and don’t add more than is listed in the recipe. I understand if you like to measure herbs with your heart instead of a tablespoon. (I do too.) But if you overdo it on the mint in this recipe it’ll take over the dish and all you’ll taste is mint. Trust me. Measure.
    • You can buy cinnamon sugar pita chips or cinnamon graham crackers at the grocery store, but I can't encourage you enough to make them at home. My cinnamon chips recipe has 4 ingredients and is super easy to make. Give it a try!
    A hand holding a cinnamon tortilla chip with fresh fruit salsa on it.

    FAQs 

    How long does fresh apple salsa last? 

    This sweet salsa is best served the day you make it. The fruit will continue to get soft and the mixture will get more juicy and can lose its texture the longer it sits. If you have any leftover, store it in an airtight container and eat within the 1-2 days. 

    Can I use frozen strawberries in this recipe? 

    Use only fresh fruit for this apple salsa recipe. If you can’t find fresh strawberries, substitute fresh blackberries or raspberries. 

    Looking for more Apple Recipes? 

    I love apples so much, I have an entire category dedicated to Apple Recipes!

    My Apple, Bacon and Goat Cheese crostini are another great fall flavored appetizer that uses fresh apples and is served at room temperature.

    Apple Baked Oatmeal is my go-to for busy fall school mornings when we’re most likely eating breakfast on the go. 

    Apple Bacon Crostini
    Apple, Bacon, and Goat Cheese Crostini

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    Fresh Apple Salsa with Strawberries

    Katy McAvoy
    Fresh apples, strawberries, and mint come together with bright citrus in this fresh apple salsa. No cook fruit salsa is perfect for serving at summer parties or backyard barbecues.
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Total Time 10 minutes mins
    Servings 8 servings

    Equipment

    • Chef's Knife
    • Large Bowls
    • Citrus Reamer

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 medium apples
    • 8 medium strawberries
    • 1 tablespoon fresh mint
    • 2 tablespoon orange juice
    • 1 teaspoon orange zest
    • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
    • 2 tablespoon brown sugar
    • ½ teaspoon salt

    Instructions
     

    • Core and finely chop the apples. Place in a large bowl.
    • Remove the green tops from the strawberries. Finely chop each strawberry into small pieces. (About the same size as the apples.)
    • Add to the apples.
    • Finely dice the mint. Add to the fruit mixture.
    • Add orange zest, orange juice and lemon juice to the fruit and mint mixture.
    • Sprinkle the mixture with brown sugar and salt.
    • Gently toss everything together and mix until well combined.
    • Serve immediately with cinnamon sugar tortilla chips.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 0.5cupCalories: 42kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 0.3gFat: 0.1gSaturated Fat: 0.02gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.05gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.01gSodium: 147mgPotassium: 84mgFiber: 1gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 62IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 10mgIron: 0.2mg
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    Katy is the author, photographer, home cook, mixologist, and Michigander behind MittenGirl.com and Homemade Happy Hour. Since 2017, she's been crafting recipes for easy-to-make cocktails and delicious snacks while sharing her love of all things Michigan (a.k.a. The Mitten)!

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