Jacquie's Everyday Salsa

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Jacquie's Everyday Salsa

Recipe By : Healthy Fiesta by Jacqueline Higuera McMahan
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Sauces

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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4 Ounces tomatillos
2 Pounds tomatoes
1 Cup onion -- chopped
1/2 Cup green onions -- chopped
1 Tablespoon garlic -- minced
1/2 Cup canned green chiles
1/2 Cup jalapeno chiles -- some seeds removed
2 Teaspoons ground red chile
1/2 Teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 Teaspoon salt
1/2 Cup cilantro -- minced
3 Tablespoons white wine vinegar

Soak tomatillos in warm water and remove dry husks. Dip tomatoes in
boiling water for 30 sec. or hold over a gas flame and char. Remove
skins and squeeze out seeds. (I ignored this and just opened a large
can of stewed tomatoes.)

ROUGHLY puree everything. Simmer in an open 2 quart saucepan for 5
minutes to blend flavors and help preserve the salsa. Salsa keeps
well. If you want salsa even hotter, just add more jalapenos or keep
more seeds. (I didn't have jalapenos, so just added some cayenne and
some tabasco to taste. I also found that about a tablespoon of lime
juice was nice.)

Obviously not a gourmet recipe. But it turned out very nice, and solves
the problem of what to do with the other 90% of the cilantro I buy every
week or two.

Busted by Christopher E. Eaves <cea260@airmail.net>




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