Needed... your salsa recipes.

[Que]

Even though the summer is almost over and many eat more salsa during the summer than the rest of the year, I still want... no NEED a good salsa recipe. Please post up and if you can put a picture up with it so we can see what it looks like.

Thanks in advance.

Q

[pinkertd]

This is the recipe I use, simple but good. You can increase the amount of cilantro if you want.
Ingredients:


3 tablespoons finely chopped onion
2 small cloves garlic, minced
3 large ripe tomatoes, peeled and seeds removed, chopped
2 hot chile peppers, Serrano or Jalapeno, finely chopped
2 to 3 tablespoons minced cilantro
1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons lime juice
salt and pepper
Preparation:

Put chopped onion and garlic in a strainer; pour 2 cups boiling water over them then let drain throughly. Discard water. Cool.
Combine onions and garlic with chopped tomatoes, peppers, cilantro, lime juice, salt, and pepper. Refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours to blend flavors.
Makes about 2 cups of salsa.

[Kashta]

Here's something different if you want to try a savory fruit salsa. This one needs to be made ahead of time for the flavors to blend.

Blueberry Salsa

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2 cups fresh blueberries, chopped coarsely
1 shallot, chopped fine (or some red onion)
1 jalapeño, seeded, deveined and minced (about 1 tablespoon)
Zest & juice of half a lime (about 1 tablespoon)
1/2 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced
Fresh basil or cilantro, chopped (to taste)
1/4 teaspoon salt
Combine ingredients. Cover and refrigerate for several hours or overnight. Transfer to a serving bowl and serve with tortilla chips.

Best served cold from the fridge or in a bowl resting in ice in a larger bowl.

Makes 2 cups.

[sushiray]

Ingredients: for > 12oz prep

o 1/2 medium sized onion or whole small onion, sliced in rings then cut rings in 1/2 then dice from there
o 1/2 can of stewed tomatoes - mash
o 1 can tomato paste - stir in
o multi-colored peppers smallest size you can get (green 99-1.49, red 1.49-1.99, yellow 1.99, orange 1.99) if any or all on sale - slice into 1/2 rings then straighten them out then dice several at one time leave some seeds - up to 1/2 cup or more
o 1 tblsp sea salt or kosher salt
o 2 tblsp ground fine black pepper
o 2-4 tablespoons of Siracha spicy red chile sauce depending on fire level (vietnamese bottle with the rooster brand)
o cilantro and/or parsley grind up - I like a lot at least 1/4 cup
o fresh nearly over ripened mango (at least 1/2 mango or more) - mash

o starting with stewed tomatos + tomato paste + salt + black pepper, mix mash up
o throw in onions & peppers + cilantro/parsley - mix well
o add mango - mix mash well
o add Siracha - mix well, taste for comfort level

o use any chips except potato chips (I like blue corn tortilla or sweet potato chips), also great with pita, Indian breads, hard french baguettes

substitutions - for stewed tomatos & tomato paste can use Ragu garden variety + fresh ripened tomatos, for Siracha sauce can use fresh jalapenos or habaneros for extra burn, for fresh mangos can use the imported canned sliced mangos

I made this for a catering event & it was a hit! the mango & the siracha combo compliments each other!

hmmm... now I'm hungry!

[Bk718]

This is the recipe I use, simple but good. You can increase the amount of cilantro if you want.
Ingredients:


3 tablespoons finely chopped onion
2 small cloves garlic, minced
3 large ripe tomatoes, peeled and seeds removed, chopped
2 hot chile peppers, Serrano or Jalapeno, finely chopped
2 to 3 tablespoons minced cilantro
1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons lime juice
salt and pepper

Preparation:

Put chopped onion and garlic in a strainer; pour 2 cups boiling water over them then let drain throughly. Discard water. Cool.
Combine onions and garlic with chopped tomatoes, peppers, cilantro, lime juice, salt, and pepper. Refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours to blend flavors.
Makes about 2 cups of salsa.


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[Star_Rider]

I prefer pica de gallo over salsa
if your interested in that let me know

[chefjamesscott]

hmmmmm salsa

10 roma tomatoes diced 1/2 inch
10 vine ripened tomatoes as above
2 purple onions as above
2 sundried tomatoes soaked in your choice of hot sauce to soften up then julienned and fine diced
4 medium red bell peppers diced
2 medium yellow bell peppers diced (for color splash)
2 small radish purreed
2 bunches of green onion fine chopped
1 bunch of cilantro shredded but left in ribbon form for eye appeal
1 250ml of good italian herbed tomato sauce
1 tsp of chilli powder
2 tsp of garlic granules
1/8 tsp of white pepper
light dust of ground ginger over the bowl for accent
1/4 cup of garlic infused olive oil
dash of balsamic vinegar
1/2 fresh squeezed lime
1 tsp of demera brown sugar

I like to make strange combinations to tantalize the tastebuds, if a person does not like heat pull the radishes.

[Reddog80p]

Youtube is your friend bro :D

[justahannah]

Mine's fairly similar to Pinkers...

4 tomatoes (whatever kind is firm, juicy, and fresh)
2 jalapenos (or 1 habanero) chopped tiny
1 bunch cilantro
juice from 2 limes, 1 lemon
1 large onion (I like to do half vidalia or walla walla sweet and half red)
a little salt to taste.

Chop it up, mix it up, yum!

[BreezeRuehls]

The sell it in these little jars man....

[Que]

The sell it in these little jars man....

Nothing personal Breeze but IMHO the stuff in the jars sux! I like fresh and thus my post.

Sure I could have gone to the internet for recipes but this post was born from a chat room inquiry and I figured if I was gonna get a recipe then other members might also like to get it. I'm happy so many others have stepped up and submitted their recipes... now there are many to choose from.

Thanks for all the replies so far. You guys love salsa from what I see.

Q

[noodles62]

There is no comparison between fresh and jarred salsa. Pinkers recipe is basically the same as mine and is muy bueno! :drool: