Fresh Rhubarb Summer Salsa

Ingredients

• 4 cups+ finely diced rhubarb, packed
• 1 small red onion, finely chopped (same size as rhubarb pieces)
• 1 large green pepper, finely diced
• 1 large red pepper, finely diced
• 1 large yellow pepper, finely diced
• 3 fresh meaty tomatoes (such as Roma), finely diced
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 1/3 cup lime juice, or 1 tbsp powdered lime crystals
• 2 tsp coarse salt
• A few stalks garlic chives, including the bulb, chopped slightly smaller than the other vegetables
• Optional: 1 seeded and finely chopped jalapeño pepper, if you like a little heat
• Optional: 1/2–1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• Optional: 1/4 cup chive vinegar or another flavoured vinegar
• Optional: 1 fresh nectarine, finely diced
• Optional: 2 very small garden onions, thinly sliced and diced

Steps

1. 1Chop the rhubarb quite finely and measure it packed into the cup.
2. 2Stir all the vegetables together in a large bowl.
3. 3Sprinkle the sugar, lime juice or powder, and salt over the top, then stir until everything is evenly distributed.
4. 4Use immediately, or let it sit in the fridge for a couple of hours so the flavours meld.
5. 5Serve as a topping for barbecued burgers, a relish alongside grilled meat, or as a side dip with plain taco chips.