There’s nothing better than to head to your garden or even market, grab some fresh vegetables and whip up an easy recipe. This Easy Homemade Salsa Recipe is perfect for your home Tailgating Parties, game night or even to serve at your next cook out.
Although living in Northwest Indiana, you would think we would be huge Notre Dame Football fans. However, our loyalty is to our son’s college, Manchester. We are thankful he is close by, only a couple hour drive and we can visit for football games. Nick is part of the Baseball team at Manchester, but he also played football in High School, so we enjoy going to the games almost every weekend.
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This Homemade Salsa recipe is one that I’ve been using for many years. It goes together in a snap, and not only perfect to serve with chips for dipping, but it’s also great to add to your Mexican dishes. You can even top a burger with it, which would be perfect to serve at your next college football homegating party!
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Easy Homemade Salsa Recipe
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 4 cups 1x
Description
Perfect to serve with chips or with your favorite Mexican recipe. Recipe on PocketChangeGourmet.com
Ingredients
- 3 cups Garden Tomatoes, seeded and diced into ¼” pieces
- ½ cup Finely Chopped Red Onion
- ½ cup Finely Chopped Green Pepper
- 1 tablespoon Finely Chopped Jalapeno Pepper
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- ¾ teaspoon Cumin
- ¼ teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 2 sprigs Cilantro, chopped
- 1 sprig Cilantro, garnish
Instructions
- Using a knife slice tomatoes in half and gently squeeze to remove seeds and pulp.
- Dice the tomatoes into ¼” pieces and add to a medium sized bowl.
- Slice both the Red Onion and Green Pepper in half, remove the papery skin from the onion and the seeds and stem from the green pepper. Finely chop both and add to the bowl.
- Next slice the Jalapeno Pepper in half and remove the seeds with a spoon. Finely chop and add to the bowl. Use caution when working with the jalapenos, and wash your hands with soap and water before proceeding.
- Add the Salt, Cumin and Garlic Powder to the bowl.
- Take 2 sprigs of fresh Cilantro and roughly chop with your knife and add to the bowl.
- With a large spoon or spatula mix all the ingredients together.
- Cover and place in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
Notes
Make 24 hours ahead of time and place in refrigerator to give the flavors a chance to blend together.
Can be stored for up to a week in the refrigerator.
Adjust the amount of jalapeno pepper to 2 tablespoons for a medium heat and to make a hot salsa add either a teaspoon of serrano or ½ teaspoon of habanero pepper.
To make a smooth Salsa you can add to a food processor and process until it is the consistency you like.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
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