Recipes Featuring Habanero Chile
View all 6Black-Eyed Pea Fritters with Hot Pepper Relish
These fritters, called akara in Nigeria and Sierra Leone and akla or koosé in Ghana, make a delightful snack, side dish, or breakfast when served with a spicy pepper relish.
Roasted Pineapple-Habanero Chile Salsa
This vibrant salsa captures the sun-drenched brilliance of the tropics. Luscious ripe pineapple is the perfect partner to the fiery, fragrant habanero chile, with a squeeze of fresh lime adding a pop of flavor.
Roasted Pineapple-Habanero Chile Salsa
All the vibrant, sun-drenched brilliance of the tropics is captured in this salsa that evolves in your mouth—first sweet, then hot. Luscious ripe pineapple is a perfect partner to the fiery, fragrant habanero chile. Not only is the habanero the hottest chile readily available fresh, when cut open it releases an intense perfume of ripe tropical fruits—mango, pineapple, citrus. As a finishing touch, a squeeze of fresh lime adds a pop of flavor and brightens the sometimes cloying sweetness of a really ripe pineapple. This salsa pairs well with dishes that are tropical in origin or spirit, that have bright, fresh flavors, or that have been simply marinated or grilled, whether fish or meat. It’s delicious with almost all fish and seafood tacos and grilled chicken dishes. If you cannot find fresh habaneros, substitute one tablespoon of a fruity hot or extra-hot habanero sauce with a mango base (Melinda’s makes a good one) for the habanero chile.
Habanero-Orange Salsa
Sweet oranges help tame the heat of the habanero in this zippy salsa, which would also be delicious alongside grilled pork loin.
Habanero Salsa
Fiery habaneros impart brightness to this rich salsa.