Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Perfect Salsa

Alright people, get out those food processors.   Use homegrown tomatoes for the absolute best salsa you've ever eaten.

8 small or medium tomatoes
1 white onion
1 Serrano pepper, seeded
1-cup cilantro
2 cloves garlic
Juice of one lime
1/2 tbs. salt (or more, to taste)
1 tsp. black pepper (to taste)
1/2 tsp. red pepper (to taste)

Quarter your onion, smash your garlic, juice your lime, and cut off a bunch of cilantro.  Throw all this into the food processor with the salt and peppers.  Pulse until mixed but not pureed.  Quarter tomatoes, add to onion mix, pulse a couple of times until tomatoes are just mixed. 

I add the tomatoes last because they need just a pulse or two before they are cut up and still chunky.  If you add them first you risk over-blending your salsa.  You can use red onion, or jalapeno pepper, but trust me. It's just not perfect salsa that way.  

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