Fresh Salsa

Name: Fresh Salsa
Ingredients: 5-6 tomatoes, tops removed and roughly chopped; 1/4 bunch parsley (or cilantro), leaves only (save stalks for veggie stock); 2 cloves garlic, peeled and roughly chopped; 1 poblano, Hungarian hot, or 2 long horn peppers, tops removed and seeded, roughly chopped; 1 bell pepper, tops removed and seeded and roughy chopped; 1/2 red onion, roughly chopped; Juice from 1 whole lime, or two small limes; 1/2 tsp salt

Making salsa at home is eye-openingly easy. If you have a food processor, then you're just a few pulses away from the freshest, most delicious salsa you've ever had, made exactly how you like it. Best advice? There is no correct way to make a salsa. Some prefer it chunky. Some like the salsa put through a blender to make it smooth. In general, salsa contains chopped tomatoes, fresh herbs (usually cilantro), salt, pepper, onions/garlic, peppers, and seasonings of your
choice. You can use cherry tomatoes or large tomatoes – seeds in or seeds out, skins on or skins off.

5-6 tomatoes, tops removed and roughly chopped

1/4 bunch parsley (or cilantro), leaves only (save stalks for veggie stock)

2 cloves garlic, peeled and roughly chopped

1 poblano, Hungarian hot, or 2 long horn peppers, tops removed and seeded, roughly chopped

1 bell pepper, tops removed and seeded and roughy chopped

1/2 red onion, roughly chopped

Juice from 1 whole lime, or two small limes

1/2 tsp salt

Roughly chop everything. Add it all into the bowl of your food processor (a Vitamix can be used, but pulse on lowest setting.) Remember that the spice of the hot peppers is in the seeds, so remove all of them first and stir some back in to add extra heat.

Pulse a few times to get it going, and then continue pulsing or blend on low till you have your desired consistency. Can be served right away, or let the flavors come together for a few hours or overnight.

CategoryCat McAllester, Sides, Vegan, VegetarianTags#cilantro, #garlic, #hotpeppers, #longhornpeppers, #parsley, #poblanopeppers, #tomatoes

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