Monday, August 9, 2010

Homemade Salsa

We have had tomatoes growing out of our plant like CRAZY, so I wanted to make something that I could save for later and that both my hubby and I like.
I checked out a few recipes online and here's what I came up with:7 c. tomatoes
2 jalepeno peppers
2 pasillo peppers
4 cloves of garlic
6 green onions
1 large white onion
lime juice
salt
pepper

First, you have to blanch your tomatoes (peel the skins off) because home grown tomatoes have a thinker skin on them. I didn't get any pictures of this, however, I will explain. You core your tomatoes and put them in boiling water for about 30-60 seconds. Then put them in a bowl of ice water and the skins come right off. After your tomatoes are blanched, you chop everything up to chunky pieces to put in your blender. Blend to your desired chunkiness. Adjust seasonings to your liking. This recipe is a pretty mild salsa 'cause I took out all the seeds in the peppers.

You can eat it right away, of course...or
you can save it for a wintry day when you wish it were summer (can it).
makes 5 pints

1 comment:

Courtney said...

Yumm! So glad you started this blog to share your projects.