I love Salsa and I love to cook...help me make the best salsa ever!!
2007-05-03 18:28:34 · 8 answers · asked by Lin B 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
I am very fond of cilantro in my salsa, along with onion, garlic, tomato, and just enough heat to enhance the flavor.
2007-05-03 18:34:45 · answer #1 · answered by sillkee1 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My favorite salsa dip is homemade... I love lots of garlic and onions and spices... it has to be chunky, and it's great if you add a little fresh lime juice... you know what else is great? Guacamole... again... add fresh lime juice.
Here's one to try:
Fresh Red Table Salsa
3 large very ripe tomatoes (~2#), cored and diced small
1/2 cup tomato juice
1 small jalapeno or other fresh chile, minced (remove seeds for mild salsa)
1 medium red onion, diced small
1 medium garlic clove, minced
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro, minced
1/2 cup juice from 4 medium limes
salt to taste
Blend every thing together in blender or food processor. Put the salsa in the fridge for 8+ hours (the longer the better). Enjoy!
Things we have learned with this recipe:
Be careful with the lime juice. Too much lime juice spoils the flavor.
If, like me, you're not a fan of cilantro, be sure the leaves are chopped fine. You may want to reduce the cilantro to just 1/4 cup.
For optimum flavor, follow J.D.'s Rule of Garlic: "Always add five times the amount of garlic called for by the recipe." In this case, use five cloves of garlic instead of one clove. You'll thank me for it later.
To vary the heat of the salsa, alter the number of chiles (in particular, the quantity of seeds from the chiles). Kris doesn't like hot salsa, so we don't use any chile seeds. It tastes fantastic even without them.
Try this salsa. You'll be glad you did.
2007-05-04 01:37:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I make a very simple but very tasty salsa... The only problem is I don't exactly measure, I add to taste, lol... It's nice and chunky, not like the saucy kinds you get in a jar. But it's simply tomatoes (usually I use 4 medium ones), green bell pepper (2), red onion (that I only use half of or it will overpower the salsa), finely chopped fresh cilantro (I use half the bunch), fresh crushed garlic (usually 2 large cloves), salt (to taste), juice from one lime. Most of the people in my family don't like spicy food so I don't add hot peppers... But you can use one or two jalapenos, depending on how hot you want it. Hope you like!
2007-05-04 01:39:39 · answer #3 · answered by Sarah R 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I enjoy crisp veggies...I loathe when salsa has mashed up veggie...also ..enough heat that its good, but not too much that you have to have milk handy LOL
WoW...love the English there...can you tell I am tired LOL
2007-05-04 01:32:08 · answer #4 · answered by Princess Gracie 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Chunky, with some texture. Tangy, but not so hot it burns.
2007-05-04 01:35:58 · answer #5 · answered by pschroeter 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Lots of zip and chuncks of veggies.
2007-05-04 01:32:50 · answer #6 · answered by MT C 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
One thing is for certain: there will be a lot of farting!
2007-05-04 01:33:07 · answer #7 · answered by Little Miss Strange 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
mild and good stuff
2007-05-04 01:34:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋