Plum Salsa is a vibrant recipe, full of stunning colors and fresh flavors. It's delicious with chips and over grilled chicken or fish. Salsas with plums are an unexpected blend of fresh, sweet summer flavor!

This plum salsa recipe is summer favorite. Everyone loves it, so I make it quite often.

Summer fruit is excellent with savory dishes. So not only does this salsa make a great appetizer with chips, but it's also fabulous to serve with chicken, pork and fish.

Ingredients for Plum Salsa

red plums
black and green grapes
red onion
lime juice
jalapeño pepper
cilantro
salt, pepper

How to Make it

Add all of the ingredients except the salt and pepper, to a medium-sized mixing bowl and stir gently.
Season to taste with the salt and pepper.

(More detailed instructions are in the recipe card below.)

Serving Suggestions

Here are a few super delicious ideas . . .

Plum salsa is of course excellent with chips. (Chica's Chips are my favorite.)
It's fabulous to serve with grilled chicken, pork or fish. On top, or on the side.
It's also a refreshing addition to grilled steak.
You can mix it right into cold pasta salads or green salads.
And it's even delicious with vanilla bean ice cream. Seriously.

Recipe Tips and Substitutions

I think the bright red plums are absolutely gorgeous, but you can use your favorite plums. They should be firm but ripe-- when you press them with your thumb, they should have a little bit of give.
While the recipe includes black and green grapes, you can use any seedless grape variety you like.
Not into cilantro? Basil would be a great substitute.

Can you make Plum Salsa ahead?

This salsa is best served the same day it's made.
The ingredients can be mixed together up to six hours ahead of time, kept tightly wrapped in the refrigerator.

I hope you love this plum salsa as much as my family and I do.

Bring it the next time you're invited to a summer barbecue. It's sure to be a hit!

More delicious summer fruit salsa recipes:

Plum Salsa with Grapes in a purple bowl on wood surface.

Plum Salsa with Grapes Recipe

Valentina K. Wein

With its vibrant, stunning colors and fresh flavors, this Grape-Plum Summer Salsa recipe is delicious with chips and over grilled chicken, meat or fish.

*Makes about 4 cups

5 from 2 votes

Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Course Appetizer, Condiments

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 21 kcal

Ingredients

1 cup red plums (Elephant Heart plums are perfect), diced (the size of the dice should closely match the size of the cut grapes)
1 cup black seedless grapes, washed and dried, quartered (I used Melissa's Produce Black Muscato)
1 cup green seedless grapes washed and dried, quartered (I used Melissa's Produce Green Muscato)
¾ cup red onion, finely chopped
¼ cup cilantro, washed and dried, finely chopped
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
1 tablespoon jalapeño pepper (red or green), super finely chopped
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

Combine ingredients. Add all of the ingredients except the salt and pepper, to a medium-sized mixing bowl and stir gently.
Season. Season to taste with the salt and pepper. (Here's how.)

NOTES

Calorie count is only an estimate.

NUTRITION

Serving: 0g | Calories: 21kcal

Keywords summer fruit recipes, summer party food

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Comments

Dorothy at Shockingly Delicious

August 04, 2014 at 6:05 am

That's my kinda salsa! YUM!

- valentina
  
  August 10, 2014 at 8:46 pm
  
  Thanks, Dorothy!
  
Lizthechef

August 04, 2014 at 2:08 pm

I just love homemade fresh salsa - perks up simple grilled summer meat/chicken/fish.

- valentina
  
  August 10, 2014 at 8:47 pm
  
  I agree, Liz. It's the best. 🙂
  
Deb

August 04, 2014 at 6:21 pm

No bias at all! The summer salsa would be outstanding with burritos and tacos too! But I'd take a small bowl just for myself!

- valentina
  
  August 10, 2014 at 8:48 pm
  
  Oh yum -- Deb, I hadn't though of it with Mexican food. Great idea!
  
  - Dick Michelotti
    
    August 18, 2018 at 12:10 pm
    
    It was great for hot pasta, and glass of
    Good vino. No complaints from 5 friends!
    
    - valentina
      
      August 18, 2018 at 11:46 pm
      
      That's great! So happy it went over so well. Good vino is always a plus, too. 🙂 Thanks for sharing and trying this recipe! ~Valentina
      
Adair @ Lentil Breakdown

August 04, 2014 at 9:22 pm

Another brilliant original!

- valentina
  
  August 10, 2014 at 8:48 pm
  
  Adair - you are too kind. Thank you!
  
Coco

August 06, 2014 at 4:50 pm

Grapes & plums, I have to taste this, Valentina! xo

- valentina
  
  August 10, 2014 at 8:49 pm
  
  Thank you, Colette. Hope you try it. 🙂
  
David

August 12, 2014 at 2:16 pm

What a fun fruity salsa! Tra-la!

- valentina
  
  August 12, 2014 at 10:09 pm
  
  Thank you, David! Fun & fruity! I love it.
  
lynn @ the actor's diet

August 21, 2014 at 11:18 am

What a unique salsa! Grapes are my go-to snack so I always have them in the fridge.

- valentina
  
  August 21, 2014 at 11:43 pm
  
  Thanks, Lynn. I just wish I could keep grapes in the fridge, but we seem to eat them within minutes of getting them. 🙂
  
Skinny Mom

June 01, 2015 at 9:17 am

Hello!

I just wanted to let you know we linked this recipe in a recent article. Thanks!

Emily

- valentina
  
  June 01, 2015 at 11:37 am
  
  Thanks so much! Appreciate it. 🙂
  
Judee

September 09, 2021 at 4:37 am

Such a delicious looking and interesting salsa. I think my family would enjoy it with chips.

- valentina
  
  September 09, 2021 at 7:48 am
  
  Thanks, Judee. I hope you all love it! Enjoy! 🙂 ~Valentina