This easy Pineapple Salsa is the perfect healthy dip for chips, or serve it as a topping for grilled chicken or fish.

halved and hollowed out pineapple filled with pineapple salsa on a bed of corn chips

We love nothing more than making a meal out of chips and dip during the hot summer months. But since that’s kind of… not the healthiest, I like to at least make sure one of our dips is filled with fruit and veggies.

This pineapple salsa is an absolute favorite – and so easy to make, it is an absolute staple for us during hot days!

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Ingredients you’ll need

Here is a visual overview of the ingredients in the recipe. Scroll down to the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post for quantities!

ingredients for pineapple salsa with text labels — Ingredients for Pineapple Salsa: Pineapple, red pepper, green pepper, red onion, cilantro, olive oil, lime jucie, honey, ground cumin and salt.

Ingredient notes

Pineapple: I love using fresh, but canned pineapple in juice works very well, too.
Sweet peppers: If you don’t like green pepper, feel free to use two red instead. I would recommend adding a chopped green onion as well if you’re skipping the green pepper, just to get some of that sharper taste in there. Otherwise, I find the salsa a little too sweet.
Cilantro: If you’re not a fan of cilantro, feel free to use chopped parsley instead.
Lime juice: I use fresh lime juice because it helps keep the pineapple from browning better than bottled. Feel free to use bottled, but I would recommend you eat the salsa right away.
Honey: I prefer using a mild, runny honey for this recipe. It mixes better into the dressing and doesn’t overwhelm the flavor of the other ingredients.
Add heat: Feel free to add some de-seeded, chopped Jalapeño or chilies to the salsa for heat.

How to make Pineapple Salsa

Once you have all of your ingredients prepped, add them to a bowl.

(I have instructions for how to cut a pineapple and how to cut a bell pepper in those separate posts, if you’re new to cooking.)

Then, whisk together the dressing ingredients in a small bowl or measuring jug.

ingredients for pineapple salsa in a white bowl — ingredients in bowl

honey lime dressing in a small glass jar with a fork inside — ingredients in bowl

Then pour over the dressing and immediately toss to evenly coat all of the ingredients and mix everything well.

female hand pouring honey lime dressing over pineapple salsa ingredients — add dressing

mixed pineapple salsa in white bowl with spoon stuck in — add dressing

If you want to present this in a pretty way to serve for a party or special event, I recommend hollowing out half of a pineapple and spooning the salsa inside to serve!

I usually use a new pineapple and carefully hollow it out with a sharp paring knife, then chop and freeze it for smoothies. That way I don’t need to worry about being overly careful with getting the pineapple out intact enough to dice for the salsa, and can just focus on keeping my pineapple boat looking great.

close up photo of pineapple salsa inside hollowed out pineapple

Recipe tips

You can dice your ingredients as chunky or as small as you like. I generally keep it chunky-style if I want to serve it as more of a side salad, and dice it finely if I want to serve it with chips as a dip. I took the photos for this salsa on two different days, the salsa in the pineapple is diced smaller and the salsa in the ingredient and step-by-step photos is cut chunkier.
Pineapple browns over time after it’s cut, so please do not skip the lime juice in the recipe. It helps to keep the pineapple looking fresh.
If you have picky eaters who will find a piece of onion the size of a breadcrumb, just serve chopped red onion on the side. Ask me how I know ?
You can make the salsa up to 24 hours ahead of time and keep it covered in the fridge. Keep in mind, it’s quite flavorful and your fridge will probably gather some smells while the salsa is in there.

female hand scooping pineapple salsa with a corn chip

Serving ideas

We love this as an appetizer or snack with chips. But it’s also a great topping for baked or grilled chicken or fish. We love it over Lemon Grilled Chicken, or Lemon Garlic Baked Cod!

And it’s also the perfect healthy side for my Coconut Oven Fried Chicken, or for Crispy Oven Fried Fish.

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Recipe first published on 06/20/2019. Updated with better text, step by step photos and better recipe directions on 04/10/2021.

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