Watermelon Salsa

Trisha Yearwood for Food Network Magazine

Serving: 3 cups

• 1 1/2 teaspoons lime zest (from about 1 lime)
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice (from about 3 limes)
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• Freshly ground pepper
• 3 cups seeded and finely chopped watermelon
• 1 cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced
• 1 mango, peeled and diced
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
• 1 small red onion, finely chopped
• 8 fresh basil leaves, finely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
• Tortilla or pita chips, for serving

Prep Time: 15 min

Stir together the lime zest, lime juice, sugar and 3/4 teaspoon pepper in a bowl. Add the watermelon, cucumber, mango, jalapeno, onion and basil and toss gently. Chill the salsa until ready to serve.

Add the garlic salt just before serving. Serve with chips.

My Notes: I didn't use garlic salt or jalapeno since it was for kiddos. This is really, really tasty. Make sure you use a small dice and scoopable chips. Very fresh. 3 cups is a lot though, so a half recipe might be just fine.

MXF