Time to make SALSA!

[t3clayton]

Finally I have what I need to make Salsa. This is my best harvest thus far this year!

[raindrops27]

Very Nice. Enjoy!

[Keiththibodeaux]

Originally Posted by t3clayton

Finally I have what I need to make Salsa. This is my best harvest thus far this year!

What, no onions?

[ContainerTed]

Originally Posted by Keiththibodeaux

What, no onions?

And where's the tomatillos????

[cornbreadlouie]

Originally Posted by ContainerTed

And where's the tomatillos????

Don't forget the cilantro.

[mecktom]

Got a good recipe?

[t3clayton]

I pretty much use what ever is available in the garden.

Chop finely:
Green and Banana Peppers
Jalapeno
Onion
Garlic
Cilantro
Salt/Pepper

Tomatoes:
Cut the tomatoes by hand and let them drain as much water out as possible
add all ingredients together and add raspberry vinegar

Eat!

[Keiththibodeaux]

Originally Posted by t3clayton

I pretty much use what ever is available in the garden.

Chop finely:
Green and Banana Peppers
Jalapeno
Onion
Garlic
Cilantro
Salt/Pepper

Tomatoes:
Cut the tomatoes by hand and let them drain as much water out as possible
add all ingredients together and add raspberry vinegar

Eat!

Do you have any measurements, or do you just eyeball the proportions. Not being much of a salsa eater, I have never made it, but I would be my wife's hero if I made a killer batch of salsa.

Keith

[t3clayton]

I use 50% tomatoes, 50 % what ever else I have. I let the water drain out of the tomatoes and then add everything. I cut the tomatoes by hand and food process the everything else. Add a couple table spoons of the vinegar and salt and pepper to taste.

[gixxerific]

Howdy all first post.

I just got around to making some Pico de Gallo yesterday. Gotta love fresh salsa/pico. I got everything from the garden minus the limes, they don't do so well around here.

Here is the recipe I used for the starting block, of course I had to make changes.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/e...ipe/index.html

Happy gardening.

Dono

[tokizy]

Originally Posted by t3clayton

I use 50% tomatoes, 50 % what ever else I have. I let the water drain out of the tomatoes and then add everything. I cut the tomatoes by hand and food process the everything else. Add a couple table spoons of the vinegar and salt and pepper to taste.

You mention letting the water drain, do you do anything special, rest them on a plate, leave them on cutting board to juice over the counter?

[tam91]

Stephaninky, that sounds like what I do for a raw salsa. Mmmm....

Sometimes what I do instead of actually cooking the salsa, is char the tomatoes and peppers - I use a Mexican flat cast iron thingy, but they could be done in any cast iron pan, or even under the broiler.

[Alpinejs]

Where are the habaneros peppers??? They are a must in a healthy dose.

[tokizy]

I tried a salsa recipe with some of the advice above.

I used the following:

5 Green Zebra
1 Anna Russian
1/3 of Red onion
1 tablespoon of minced garlic (Someone got my clove)
3-4 tablespoons of chopped cilantro
a couple splashes of raspberry vinegar
a couple dashes of salt

I cut the tomatoes by hand and let them drain. I minced everything else. Got bored so I scraped it all into the food processor and viola my purple looking salsa. Tastes ok. Wife says too much cilantro. She wont eat it so I added HOT peppers (Peter Peppers) my friend gave me. mmmm now its better.

Any suggestions, I would like to make a GOOD salsa she will enjoy.

[Zana]

Originally Posted by tokizy

I tried a salsa recipe with some of the advice above.

I used the following:

5 Green Zebra
1 Anna Russian
1/3 of Red onion
1 tablespoon of minced garlic (Someone got my clove)
3-4 tablespoons of chopped cilantro
a couple splashes of raspberry vinegar
a couple dashes of salt

I cut the tomatoes by hand and let them drain. I minced everything else. Got bored so I scraped it all into the food processor and viola my purple looking salsa. Tastes ok. Wife says too much cilantro. She wont eat it so I added HOT peppers (Peter Peppers) my friend gave me. mmmm now its better.

Any suggestions, I would like to make a GOOD salsa she will enjoy.

You could try adding more tomatoes and some peppers. But if she's not a huge fan of the cilantro, cut that back to 3-4 Teaspoons of chopped cilantro, and see what she says.

Good luck.

After reading all these I think I know what I'm going to be doing today.

Zana