Canning Peach Salsa -easy & delicious!

Canning Peach Salsa is way easier than you imagine and how nice would it be to have your own homemade salsa? So much better than the commercial stuff!

We go through about a half a ton of salsa around this house in a year! Needless to say, I make salsa out of everything!

I have made cherry salsa, citrus salsa, various tomato salsa, salsa verde, pineapple edamame salsa, even green tomato salsa. But I don’t know if anything beats this peach salsa.

It is sweet and spicy at the same time and goes with just about any food! A favorite of friends and family alike. I especially love it with my Steak and Chorizo Taquitos.

We have 4 peach trees, all of which are late season, so the end of August and beginning of September, I am up to my eyeballs in peaches! What to do with them all?

As many things as I can come up with! This year I made a killer Peach Bourbon BBQ sauce. I also found a cool recipe online for Oscar Relish which is amazing!

What type of peaches should I use?

When canning peach salsa, the best peaches to use are the peaches you have. They will all make delicious salsa. The only thing I would advise, is that it is better to use peaches when they are in season.

Buying peaches from the grocery store, in the off season, is not advisable. The peaches have much less flavor than fresh, in season, peaches.

What you need

• white vinegar
• peaches
• jalapenos
• red onion
• red pepper
• garlic
• parsley or cilantro
• fresh oregano
• honey
• cumin
• cayenne pepper

How to make it

1. Chop up vegetables. Sterilize jars in water bath canning pot.
2. Peel, deseed, halve and chop peaches.
3. Immediately add to large stainless pot. Add vinegar. Add remaining ingredients, except fresh herbs.
4. Bring to boil, low boil about 10 minutes, until some of the juice cooks down. Add fresh parsley or cilantro and oregano. Cook a couple more minutes.
5. Load hot salsa into hot jars, leaving 1/2″ headspace. Proper canning tools will save you from burns.
6. Wipe rims with damp paper towel.

Add lids and band to jars. Tighten bands finger tip tight. Process jars for 15 minutes. Allow to sit in hot water an additional 5 minutes.

Allow jars to sit on counter undisturbed for 24 hours. Check seal. If lid flexes up or down, jar did not seal properly and should be stored refrigerated. Use those jars first.

Pro tips for success

• Use whatever fresh, in season peaches, you can source. It’s important that they are in season, for best flavor.
• Add vinegar to peaches immediately, to minimize browning.
• You can use any bell pepper you have, red just adds a lot of color.
• I you don’t like cilantro, substitute flat leaf parsley.
• Use fresh, local honey, if you can find some. It is healthier and is suggested to help with seasonal allergies.
• Dried oregano and parsley or cilantro can be substituted for fresh, you will need to add less.

Great ways to use Peach Salsa

• tacos, especially pork or chicken
• taquitos
• burritos
• fajitas
• appetizer with chips
• fish
• pork
• chicken

Other Delicious Salsa Recipes

• Roasted Garlic Salsa
• Corn and Black Bean Salsa
• Green Tomato Salsa
• Chipotle Salsa
• Strawberry Salsa
• Fruit Salsa with Sweet Chips

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Tools I Use to Make Peach Salsa

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• canning pot
• canning tools
• chef’s knife
• jelly jars

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Originally published September 26, 2017. Updated September 8, 2020