# Pineapple-Mango Habanero Salsa **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 9, 2013, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-mango-habanero-salsa/660579 "2013-06-09T19:56:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-mango-habanero-salsa/660579/1 "2013-06-09T19:56:55Z")
I made a batch of this two weeks ago when my market had the pineapple for a $1 per can and the mangos were $1 each. I liked it so much I made it again yesterday. If you like the combination of sweet, savory and hot, this is heaven. 1 20 oz. can pineapple chunks, drained (I reserve the juice for a rum drink to sip while making the salsa…) 2 mangoes, diced 1/2 cup fresh cilantro 1 - 2 orange habanero peppers (depending on how hot you like it,) stemmed and chopped (remove seeds for less heat) 1/2 cup chopped white onion 2 tablespoons honey 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice 1/2 tsp. Kosher salt Directions: Add everything to a food processor and pulse to mix, leaving some texture. Refrigerate. The longer it sits, the hotter it gets. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-mango-habanero-salsa/660579/2 "2013-06-09T20:07:11Z")
To the grocery store! For Freedom! ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-mango-habanero-salsa/660579/3 "2013-06-09T20:14:32Z")
Funny, I just made a mango habanero salsa last night. It called for red onion instead of white, no honey, and tomato. I missed the tomatoes when buying ingredients, oops. I thought it turned out good, but having diced tomato and some juice would have evened out the heat, but I’m thinking papaya instead. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-mango-habanero-salsa/660579/4 "2013-06-09T21:28:55Z")
IMO, mango alone isn’t sweet enough to balance the habanero. The pineapple does a nice job. Tomato would make it more traditional, rather than a fruit salsa. It might still be good.