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Fresh Salsa

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I’ve been thinking about Mexican food ever since I got back from the CNMC in San Antonio. And I had Mexican food three times while I was there! Actually, it was authentic Tex-Mex.

Two days ago I made tacos for dinner. Anytime we make tacos, we always make fresh salsa. We have a recipe that we use every time, and it’s good.

But Wednesday night, I decided to do something different. We usually make salsa with canned diced tomatoes. But, this time I wanted to use fresh tomatoes. As I have mentioned before, Creole tomatoes are in season, and Creole is my favorite variety. We happened to have a number of Creoles on hand, so why not use those for the salsa.

Wow! I am so glad that we decided to try it with fresh tomatoes. As Char said, it was the best salsa we had ever made. It was so good, in fact, that I made it again last night!

Ingredients:

  • 6 to 8 goodly-sized tomatoes (of course, I prefer Creoles)
  • 3 jalapeno peppers – seeded (reserve seeds)
  • 5 or 6 cloves of garlic
  • 1/3 of large yellow onion
  • 1 small can of green chilis
  • 1/3 bunch of cilantro
  • Juice of 1/2 to 1 large lime
  • Roughly 1 tablespoon Cumin (generous tablespoon?)
  • Salt to taste

***Please keep in mind that everything is “to taste.” We rarely measure out ingredients.***

Method:

  1. Place onion, garlic and jalapenos in food processor. Process for a few seconds just to chop and mix ingredients.
  2. Quarter tomatoes and add to processor. Add can of green chilis, lime juice, cumin, and some salt (but don’t overdo it yet!).
  3. Process for several seconds, until all is well mixed and the tomatoes are finely chopped.
  4. Taste.
  5. Taste again.
  6. Add more salt to taste. You can also add more lime juice, cumin, or more of anything else that you have added).

Enjoy with your favorite type of tortilla chips (we prefer blue corn chips).

Incidentally, we use this salsa for our tacos (and just about any other Mexican dishes we prepare). This is the salsa that I will use for the chilaquiles I am preparing tonight.

Let me know how your salsa turns out!

¡Buen Provecho¡

***UPDATE 7/8/2009**** – I made this salsa again yesterday, and I used 6 jalapeno peppers… Wow! Awesome! More heat… and I like that!

About Jeff Young

Jeff Young, perhaps better known as The Catholic Foodie, is an author, blogger, radio host and podcaster. He is the founder and producer of The Catholic Foodie blog and podcast where he provides "Catholic culinary inspiration to help you grow in faith around the table." Jeff hosts a daily radio show – The Catholic Foodie Show – on BreadboxMedia.com, and he co-hosts the Around the Table Food Show on Catholic Community Radio 690AM (New Orleans) and 1380AM (Baton Rouge). Jeff is a monthly contributor to CatholicMom.com and a contributing author of Word by Word: Slowing Down with the Hail Mary, published by Ave Maria Press. Jeff is also a contributing author of The Catholic Mom's Prayer Companion: A Book of Daily Reflections by Ave Maria Press. Jeff Young is a proud member of the elite Catholic Speakers Organization, CMG Booking. Jeff has spoken on topics ranging from "growing in faith around the table" to "using social media in the New Evangelization." Jeff's first book, Around the Table with The Catholic Foodie: Middle Eastern Cuisine, published by Liguori Publications is now available. With 78 recipes and stories of faith and family (including his travels to the Holy Land), the book is sure to inspire you to get into the kitchen and to gather your family around the table. The book is available on Amazon.com, Liguori.org, and wherever good Catholic books are sold.

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Jeff Young, perhaps better known as The Catholic Foodie, is an author, blogger, radio host and podcaster. He is the founder and producer of The Catholic Foodie blog and podcast where he provides "Catholic culinary inspiration to help you grow in faith around the table." Jeff hosts a daily radio show – The Catholic Foodie Show – on BreadboxMedia.com, and he co-hosts the Around the Table Food Show on Catholic Community Radio 690AM (New Orleans) and 1380AM (Baton Rouge). Jeff is a monthly contributor to CatholicMom.com and a contributing author of Word by Word: Slowing Down with the Hail Mary, published by Ave Maria Press. Jeff is also a contributing author of The Catholic Mom's Prayer Companion: A Book of Daily Reflections by Ave Maria Press. Jeff Young is a proud member of the elite Catholic Speakers Organization, CMG Booking. Jeff has spoken on topics ranging from "growing in faith around the table" to "using social media in the New Evangelization." Jeff's first book, Around the Table with The Catholic Foodie: Middle Eastern Cuisine, published by Liguori Publications is now available. With 78 recipes and stories of faith and family (including his travels to the Holy Land), the book is sure to inspire you to get into the kitchen and to gather your family around the table. The book is available on Amazon.com, Liguori.org, and wherever good Catholic books are sold. Read More…

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