Four salsa recipes to brighten up dinnertime

In my mind salsas are very much underused. I love eating salsa with BBQs or fajitas but they can also be used to brighten up the most mundane of meals.

These colourful and nutritious salsas are the perfect addition to a lunchtime snack, or used to spruce up evening meals. It’s really easy to make up a whole bunch of the stuff and then keep it in the fridge and dip into it whenever you fancy. The avocado and mango salsas go so well with fish and chicken, and the pineapple pairs perfectly with pork. The cherry tomato and chorizo works marvellously with a good steak, just watch out as it’s super hot! Enjoy!

Avocado, ginger and lime salsa

2 perfectly avocados; peeled, de-cored and cut into 1cm cubes

2 limes (1 cut into quarters, the other juiced)

1 x 3 cm piece of fresh ginger; grated, peeled and finely chopped

2 large tomatoes, diced into 1cm pieces

5 spring onions finely sliced, OR 1 red onion finely sliced

1-2 red chillies, deseeded (for less heat) and very finely diced

1 bunch of coriander or basil, finely chopped

Salt and pepper

Put the avocados into a bowl with the lime, ginger, tomatoes, spring onions and chillies. Then tear up the coriander/ basil, add to the bowl and stir gently through. I like to keep the avocadoes nice and whole, rather than making them too mushy when I am stirring everything together to give more of a salsa texture rather than a guacamole consistency. Season to taste and serve.

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