My kids love fresh berries. Who can resist their sweet flavor? Last week I realized I had raspberries, blueberries and strawberries all on hand and simply had to make something with all three of them. Since it was very hot, I opted for something fresh for Wes and I for Mini Chef Mondays. We made this delicious Very Berry Fruit Salsa and enjoyed them with warm cinnamon and sugar flatbread triangles. Yum!
After complaining several times about having to eat strawberries so quickly before they go bad, my mom came to my rescue. She surprised me with three Rubbermaid FreshWorks containers to keep my produce fresh longer. I honestly had never heard of these before but use them all the time now. Simply place your unwashed fresh produce inside and store them in the fridge. My strawberries are lasting several more days now!
I let Wes pick out which strawberries he wanted to use and wash them in a colander.
We also set to work together cutting up our strawberries together. Wesley handled cutting off the stems with his butter knife and I chopped them up.
We had a bunch of delicious seedless limes so we zested and juiced one for more flavor. Lemon or orange would work just as well.
I went with a delicious wild blueberry jam made locally but any of your favorite preserves would work for this recipe.
- 2 cups chopped fresh strawberries
- 1½ raspberries, sliced in half
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime zest
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 3 tablespoons jam/preserves
- Place all ingredients in large bowl and gently stir.
- Let sit at least 15 minutes before serving.
- Eat immediately with cinnamon tortilla crisps, flatbread or chips.
- Refrigerate leftovers.
To make our cinnamon flatbread, I simply heated them one at a time in a frying pan on the stove (about 30 to 45 seconds each side on medium heat) then spread butter over it and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar. Then cut into triangles and serve. Warming them up in the oven would have been even easier but I didn’t want to turn it on. The microwave will also work.
With our leftovers I served our fruit salsa a couple of days later with angel food cake and whip cream. It was delicious!
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Dandi D says
This looks so delicious and I’m sure my son would love helping me make it!
shelly peterson says
yum! What a great Summer refreshing treat! We love berries and will have to try this.
Julie Wood says
Your Very Berry Fruit Salsa recipe is amazing! I will have to make this and have it with healthy crackers. Thanks for sharing!
Marci says
This looks like such a perfect snack and love the idea of those cinnamon sugar triangles!
Emily says
I served a fruit salsa at my wedding a year and a half ago, and I love that you use a cinnamon chip to go with it!
Katie Miller says
I can’t wait till our daughter is old enough to help in the kitchen, so much fun. I bet this would be great for a brunch setting.
Natalie says
This is a perfect accompaniment to cinnamon sugar pita chips!
Elena says
Looks delicious! Thank you for the recipe
Sarah L says
I like the addition of the lime zest. Would perk it right up.
Rosie says
This sounds so good. I’m excited to try jam this way with a fruit salsa. You have a good little helper, there, he looks quite adept at it!
Janet W. says
This looks amazing and so delicious! I love the fresh ingredients you used!
Sarah L says
What a great way to get kids to eat fruits.