Salsa Recipe

Basic Salsa Recipe with Variations

A free traditional tomato salsa recipe (from the cookbook Quick-n-Easy Mexican Recipes), the spicy-ness or temperature can be adjusted to make this receipe more tangy, zesty or mild or it can be transformed into a New Mexican salsa by using green chilis. Like it chunky? Chop the ingredients into larger pieces.
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BASIC SALSA
From the cookbook Quick-n-Easy Mexican Recipes
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I N G R E D I E N T S:

5 large tomatoes -- chopped

1/2 cup green onions (or yellow onion) --chopped

1 1/2 tbsp. jalepeno (or to taste) -- veined, seeded and chopped**

1 tbsp. lime juice

1/2 small bunch cilantro -- chopped

Salt and pepper to taste

**CAUTION: The oil from pepper skins can burn your eyes or skin. Wear gloves or wash your hands after handling hot peppers.

I N S T R U C T I O N S
Combine all ingredients and refrigerate.

Makes: 3 cups

For a New Mexican Salsa replace the jalepeno chilis with green chilis.

Tip #1: Prepare Salsa a few hours to a day ahead. This gives the flavors a chance to "mingle".
Tip #2: I am not a big fan of cilantro so I lose most or all of the cilantro and add 1 minced garlic toe. Experiment with your own variations.
The full recipe page at www.iShopSouthwest.com.
From the cookbook Quick-n-Easy Mexican Recipes.
Prefer a prepared mix?: Hearty Southwest Salsa Mix, Garlicky Jalapeno Salsa Mix

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