the latest tasty addiction and cheap thrill
So here's the deal: we eat a LOT of salsa in this house. As in, it takes us about a week to go through one of those giant size jugs. And although it's healthy, it also gets expensive pretty quickly. Well, the other night we were at a friend's house and she had a MASSIVE bowl of homemade salsa, which reminded me that in times past I have made my own. So I dusted off the recipe that has been hanging about in the back of my brain and away we went!
Ingredients: salt, pepper, onions (one or two), garlic (a few cloves), lime (two), cilantro (one bunch), peppers of some sort (to taste), and tomatoes. I use canned tomatoes because they are cheap, but also because I hate the taste of raw tomatoes. I usually use one can of crushed tomatoes (for body--I like thick salsa) and one can of chopped tomatoes (for texture). You can see a small can of diced peppery things in this shot--I experiment with whatever looks tasty.
I picked up some peppers (cannot remember what kind), cut them in half, removed the seeds, placed them face-down on a baking sheet, and popped them under the broiler, where they roasted gracefully and I then peeled off their blackend skins.
Nicely diced onions.
So it looks like I've added the onions, cilantro (I use the stems), garlic, and chopped peppers here.
Then you just stir it all together and adjust the seasonings. You may want to let it sit for a bit before you decide it's perfect; it tends to get hotter as it sits.
So a bowl this size is usually gone in about two days, but since it costs about $3 to make, I don't care. It's good for them. (Although I am currently experimenting with making it SUPER HOT so they won't eat it as fast.) There you go--make some salsa!
Ingredients: salt, pepper, onions (one or two), garlic (a few cloves), lime (two), cilantro (one bunch), peppers of some sort (to taste), and tomatoes. I use canned tomatoes because they are cheap, but also because I hate the taste of raw tomatoes. I usually use one can of crushed tomatoes (for body--I like thick salsa) and one can of chopped tomatoes (for texture). You can see a small can of diced peppery things in this shot--I experiment with whatever looks tasty.
I picked up some peppers (cannot remember what kind), cut them in half, removed the seeds, placed them face-down on a baking sheet, and popped them under the broiler, where they roasted gracefully and I then peeled off their blackend skins.
Nicely diced onions.
So it looks like I've added the onions, cilantro (I use the stems), garlic, and chopped peppers here.
Then you just stir it all together and adjust the seasonings. You may want to let it sit for a bit before you decide it's perfect; it tends to get hotter as it sits.
So a bowl this size is usually gone in about two days, but since it costs about $3 to make, I don't care. It's good for them. (Although I am currently experimenting with making it SUPER HOT so they won't eat it as fast.) There you go--make some salsa!
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also. if you don't roast them, but just chop them raw, it helps the spiciness--but adds a nice peppery flavor.
Glad to see you've been posting more lately. :)