Salsa!!!!

Hello again!

One of my favorite lines from Seinfeld is when Jerry is describing that salsa is the new ketchup because people like saying the word "SALSA!". He was right. It is fun to say and more fun to eat. It can come in so many different varieties, flavors and heat indexes. I've noticed a new trend popping up at Mexican restaurants lately to have a salsa bar with at least 10-15 different varieties.

With the Fall temperatures setting in my tomatoes are really starting to ripen before the first freeze sets in so I have been making batch after batch of SALSA! There is nothing like the sweetness of a garden fresh tomato for making homemade salsa so if you cannot grow your own try to find someone you know who does as they are most likely trying to get rid of all of them right now.

I received this recipe years ago and I have decided to share it with you today. Some salsa is very tomato pasty, some are cooked, while others are more of a chunky garden style. This one leans towards the chunky garden style and has a ton of flavor so here you are:

     6           -     Medium red tomatoes
     3           -     Tomatillos   (Little green looking tomatoes with a leafy covering)
     2/3        -     Jalapenos     (Leave the seeds in if you want medium salsa, take out if you want mild)
     1/3        -     Onion          (You can go half an onion if you really like onions but I find 1/3 is perfect)
     10         -     Cilantro     (Cut the tops off of about 10-12 cilantro stalks)
     3/4 tsp  -     Salt
     1/4 tsp  -     Oregano
     1/4 tsp  -     Garlic powder

For less runny salsa I bleed the tomatoes before blending them with the rest of the ingredients. Take the leafy covering off the Tomatillos and cut the tops off. Set the blender for "chop" for more of a pico-de-gallo salsa. Throw it in a bowl and refrigerate.

I really don't know how long it will last because it never makes it past a couple of days in our house but I would imagine it would be good for at least a week or two.

So there you have it. Please share your recipes with me as well as I'm always on the look out for some new SALSA!.....that is so fun to say isn't it!