Fresh Salsa

Homemade salsa is truly a gem; it's easy to make, delicious, and can save you a lot of money in long run. All you need are a few key ingredients.

Here's the basic recipe I use:

Fresh Salsa 

Ingredients

• 2 cans of diced tomatoes
• 2-3 cloves of garlic, whole and unpeeled
• 1-2 green onions (depending on the size), chopped
• 1-3 jalapeño peppers (depending on your desired spice level)
• 1 TSP ground cumin
• 1/4 TSP salt
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 3 TBS fresh lime juice

 

Directions
Cook the jalapeño peppers and garlic cloves (unpeeled) in a frying pan on high heat until the skin on the peppers and garlic are charred. Remove from pan and let cool. Meanwhile, throw all of the other ingredients in a blender, including the juice from one of the cans of tomatoes but not the juice from the other (I find that using both makes it too watery). Peel the peppers and garlic and add them to the blender. Coarsely chop ingredients in blender and....voilá!

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