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Pineapple Guacamole

Pineapple Guacamole

Bring some Summer to your Salsa… Cinco de Mayo seems a perfect excuse to enjoy Mexican Food. Here in our household though; dinner time is a perfect excuse to eat Mexican Food. We strive to “Eat Around the World” – but I think that Mexican 

Cucumber Salsa

Cucumber Salsa

FRESH Food is the Best! I don’t think that there is any argument to that. If you had fresh strawberries being put in a blind taste test against thawed strawberries from the freezer, I am sure the fresh ones would win. Or if you had 

Pineapple Salsa with Grilled Tuna

Pineapple Salsa with Grilled Tuna

Grilling & Summer go Hand-in-Hand. Recently I went on a little bit of a Non-Tomato Salsa kick, making this pineapple salsa as well as some Peach Salsa and a Savory/Sweet Strawberry Salsa. Savory Summer Fruit Salsas go amazingly well with Fresh Grilled Summer Proteins.

This Pineapple Salsa is beyond adaptable! You can serve this over a fish (we did Tuna, but Salmon or other fish would be great) or over some tasty chicken, over pork and even over some fresh steak. In addition to serving over proteins, this salsa is of course perfect with some tortilla chips or on top of your classic tacos!

Happy Summer, Happy Salsa, & get your Eat On! Continue reading Pineapple Salsa with Grilled Tuna

Peach Salsa

Peach Salsa

Two of of my favorite things about Summer are all of the Fresh Flavors and eating Warm-From-the-Sun Fresh-Picked-Fruit. This Peach Salsa gives you all of that fresh flavor of the fresh-picked fruit but in a dippable form! Last week I shared my Strawberry Salsa (and 

Strawberry Salsa

Strawberry Salsa

~ Strawberry Salsa ~ good with tortilla chips or chocolate covered tortilla chips or graham crackers or  sweet chips or apple crisps or spoons Last week I went Strawberry Picking (one of my favorite “school’s out for summer” activities). I picked about 12 pounds (and 

SALSA – canned tomato version

SALSA – canned tomato version

When people ask you what your favorite food is, what answer do you give them? For me I have to always say that it is a tie between Chips & Salsa and Dark Chocolate (I know, its a strange “combination” – but as long as I eat them separately, who is to judge)!

The more I have started to make my own salsa, the less I care for the stuff that you get out of a jar from the store. I love making garden fresh salsa and salsa verde and chunky pico de gallo – but this salsa right here made from canned tomatoes and some fresh ingredients is seriously some of the best salsa that I have tasted AND its easy to make year-round AND its cheap AND in case you didn’t hear me the first time it’s delicious!!!

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[Canned Tomato] Salsa
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Serves: 2 quarts
[Canned Tomato] Salsa
Ingredients
  • 1 can (28 Ounce) Whole Tomatoes With Juice (or diced)
  • 2 cans (10 Ounce) Ro*tel Tomatoes (Mexican flavored Tomatoes – pick your flavor)
  • 1/4 cup Chopped Onion (1 small onion works)
  • 1 – 3 cloves Garlic, Minced (depends on your preference)
  • 1 whole Jalapeno, Quartered And Sliced Thin
  • 1/4 teaspoon Sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Ground Cumin
  • 1/2 cup Cilantro (more to taste!)
  • 1/2 whole Lime juice (about 1 Tablespoon)
Instructions
  1. Note: this is a very large batch. Even in my food processor it leaks out a little bit, so I usually make this as a two step process & then mix it together in a large bowl.
  2. Combine onion, jalapeno, garlic, sugar, salt, cumin, & lime juice in a blender or food processor. Mix until a medium/fine chunk. Add the whole/chunk tomatoes and Ro*tel tomatoes as well as the cilantro. Pulse until you get the salsa to the consistency you’d like—I do about 10 to 15 pulses. Test seasonings with a tortilla chip and adjust as needed.
  3. Refrigerate salsa for at least an hour. Serve with tortilla chips or melted cheese nachos or for a healthy alternative (and one of my favorite super-healthy snacks) with some celery.

adapted from The Pioneer Woman 

 

And I leave you with this, Today’s Question of the Day… how do you like your salsa?