Red, white, and blue 4th of July Fruit Salsa with jicama, strawberries, blueberries, cilantro and onion – for a fresh, good dip for your summer snacks!

This recipe is suited to fun summer gatherings – it is sweet and spicy, a little tangy, with a fresh summery kick – and you can add more seasonings to match your tastes, too! We like to sprinkle tons of tajin over this salsa for extra chili flavor – you can serve it with chips, tortillas, or over salads, in wraps, and on top of tacos!

At Avdaye, we add lots of tips in all of our recipes – because we are a home cook without any formal training, and we find we are more confident making dishes when we understand why it works, and what each ingredient means to the flavor of a recipe. Our goal is for even the most beginner home cook to feel empowered in the kitchen.

How to Make 4th of July Fruit Salsa

This salsa is incredibly easy since you won't need any special tools, won't need to cook anything, and there is no special prep – clean the fruit, chop, mix, and serve! We hope you love this fun and festive recipe as much as we do.

4th of July Fruit Salsa Ingredients

To make this good sweet and savory fruit salsa, you'll need:

Strawberries – strawberries not only lend our red for the red, white, and blue color palate – strawberries are large, juicy, and sweet – with a great flavor that isn't too tart when ripe. wash strawberries well and pick ripe strawberries that are deep red.
Blueberries – blueberries have a solid blue color, and a bit of a tart flavor that helps to bring a bright flavor and good juicy texture to fruit salsa.
Jicama – jicama has an earthy flavor almost like a radish, is white and works perfectly in our color theme, and has a nice crisp bite that is good in fresh salsa.
Red onion – red onion is less hot and bitter than white onion, but brings a pungeant, earthy, and savory flavor to balance the sweetness of the berries in our salsa.
Cilantro – cilantro is earthy and vegetal, with a bit of a peppery flavor. Some people don't like the flavor of cilantro (this is actually a genetic trait!), so if you're someone who doesn't like cilantro, you can skip it or swap it for diced green onions.
Lime juice – lime juice from a freshly squeezed lime is tangy and tart, bright, and helps keep fruit from looking oxidized.
Salt – salt brings a nice balance to this salsa – enhancing both the sweet and savory flavors of the dip.
Tajín – optional – Tajín is a spicy, tangy seasoning that is good over fruit to kick up the flavor – it is a combination of lime, salt, and chili powder, and it is an awesome addition to this salsa! Shake a bit over, stir, and taste – add as much as you like for your taste.

Steps to Make Patriotic Salsa

Once you've gathered your ingredients, you can chop your fruits and vegetables and toss them.

Assemble Ingredients

Bring all the ingredients together.

Chop and Combine

Copy your ingredients and combine them. Season with salt and pepper to taste and enjoy with chips or on tacos.

Kitchen notes

Dice fruit same size. For the best salsa, we recommend dicing fruit and vegetables roughly the same size so it is easy to eat. Blueberries can be squishy when cut, so they can be left whole.

Use a huller. Some people find it easier to cut strawberries after hulling them with a hulling tool. Buy one here.

Other blue fruits you can use. If you don't have blueberries, you can use blackberries or dark grapes cut in half.

Other red fruits you can use. If you don't have any strawberries, you can use pomegranate arils, raspberries, or grapes.