make you re own salsa dip?

Question

7 yr old who loves salsa dip but rather than keep buying jars ,pre packed thought id give making my own a bash.chopped tomatoes onion peppers what else do i add ? herbs spices ect ? he would eat it slightly spicey .And how do i thicken it up a bit??

CILANTRO??? apologise for my ignorance i live in scotland and i dont know what this is ??is it a herb??

Answer 1

here is a great mild salsa recipe

1/2 sweet onion, chopped
1/2 green bell pepper, coarsely chopped
1/4 cup fresh cilantro
5 slices pickled jalapeno peppers, or to taste
6 fresh tomatoes, quartered
2 teaspoons olive oil
2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
1/2 lime, juiced
1/8 teaspoon salt
DIRECTIONS
Place onion, bell pepper, cilantro, and jalapeno peppers into a food processor. Pulse until finely chopped. Add tomatoes, and pulse just a few times until the tomatoes are coarsely chopped. Transfer to a bowl with a tight-fitting lid.
In a separate bowl, whisk together olive oil, red wine vinegar, lime juice, and salt.
Pour dressing over tomatoes, and stir well. Cover, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Answer 2

The spices you can add would be some cilantro, dried red peppers, garlic, salt and pepper. To thicken it up you can mix some crushed tomatoes (come in a can just like diced tomatoes)with your chopped tomatoes. Good luck and practice makes perfect! The great thing about salsa is that if you don't like the way it tastes, you can always add more to it and change the flavor.

Answer 3

Add a few fresh cilantro leaves and use some chili peppers. You can thicken it with a little sour cream.

Answer 4

ive used cheap supermarket own tomatoes then added onion garlic herbs etc


enjoy
xx

Answer 5

a drop of peri peri for spice, tomato puree