Recipe - Salsa!

Question: Does making homemade salsa actually save you money? Maybe, maybe not. Have you looked at the ingredients in your salsa? If you go through it as fast we do, then you don't need all of those preservatives.

Also, if you buy it "pre-made" that's one more thing you have to buy. If you stock your pantry/fridge/freezer with things you always use, you'll have the ingredients on hand to make it whenver you want... so you don't have to buy one.more.thing. Or if you are me, forget.one.more.thing.

Salsa - not fancy, easy and good

• 1 14 oz can diced tomatoes
• 1 t sea salt
• jalapeno (adjust to your taste...I add about 1 inch of a pepper without the seeds and it turns out mild/medium)
• 2 cloves garlic
• cilantro...ummmmmm if you like it put a lot, if you don't...say your sister made you dinner with WAY TOO MUCH CILANTRO and you can't stand it, then put just a little in (you really do need a little though). I actually like it now, but man oh man did that dinner cure me of liking cilantro for a long long time! Sometimes I'll use dried cilantro, but I really like fresh better.
• sprinkle cumin on top
• splash of lime (which I always forget!)

Pour juice of tomatoes and half of the can into a blender. Add remaining ingredients and blend at high speed.

Add remaining tomatoes and blend at low speed for 5-10 seconds or until tomatoes are combined, but not soupy (unless you don't like any chunks in your salsa). Taste. Adjust seasonings. Taste. One more taste just to be sure. Taste. Adjust seasonings....Taste...

Dip lettuce leaves to your heart's content. Or try to eat with just a few tortilla chips (good luck with that one!)

This post is linked to:
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