January 30, 2007
Salsa!
Alan asked for my salsa recipe, but of course I have two now, so I had to put the second one online in order to point to both of them. Here we go...
Ingredients
- 1.5 pounds firm, ripe tomatoes (dice into 3/8" cubes)
- 1 large jalapeño chile. Remove seeds and reserve. Mince flesh.
- 1/2 cup minced red onion
- 1 small clove garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon table salt
- pinch ground black pepper
- 2-6 teaspoons lime juice
- granulated sugar to taste
- Put a colander into a bowl.
- Drain tomatoes in colander for 30 minutes.
- As tomatoes drain, layer on jalapeño, onion, garlic and cilantro.
- Shake colander to drain off excess tomato juice (this stuff tastes really good).
- Empty bowl and wipe clean.
- Put colander contents into bowl.
- Add salt, pepper, and 2 teaspoons of lime juice, toss.
- Taste, and add minced jalapeño seeds to make hotter if you want.
- Add sugar and additional lime juice to taste.
That's it! As always, good, sharp knives help with the prep.
Posted by dpwakefield at 05:29 PM | Comments (0)
September 08, 2002
Salsa!
It's funny that we went Mexican today, as yesterday I tried out a recipe for homemade salsa, from my Cook's Illustrated magazine. It turned out to be quick, and very tasty. For my own records, I'm posting it here:
- 1/2 small jalapeno chile
- 1/4 small red onion, peeled, root end removed
- 1 small garlic clove, minced or pressed
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro leaves (leave out for Jean)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt, pinch ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons juice from 1 lime
- 2 small ripe tomatoes, cored, cut into eighths (or one 14 oz. can diced tomatoes, drained)
Pulse all ingredients except tomatoes in food processor until minced, about five 1-second pulses, scraping the bowl as necessary. Add tomatoes and pulse until roughly chopped, about two 1-second pulses.
We bought some tasty chips, and made the salsa. Boy was it ever good! We served it with salmon for lunch yesterday. I had a baked green bell pepper stuffed with tomato on the side. Yum.
Posted by dpwakefield at 03:32 PM