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Lisa’s Salsa (THE BEST EVER)

[ 1 ] February 1, 2012 |

When I visited Texas a few years back (how has it been that long already?!), I got seriously schooled in Tex-Mex cuisine. And the bus driver to school? Lisa.

This salsa? Is amazing. I’d previously never made cooked salsa, always pico de gallo. This was a revelation. If you make it? You will pretty much want to eat it on everything. And you can!

Do yourself a favor and whip up a batch. You’ll be glad you did.

Lisa's Kick Ass Salsa

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Lisa’s Salsa (THE BEST EVER)

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Yield: 6

Serving Size: 1/6 of recipe

Do yourself a huge favor and double (at least) this recipe. You'll want a stash in your fridge!

Gather

4-6 Roma tomatoes, cut into large chunks
1-3 jalapeno peppers (depending on you HOT you want it)
1/2 white onion, cut into large chunks
1/2 bunch of cilantro, rinsed
2 cloves of garlic
salt and pepper
cumin

Step by step

  1. Put first 5 ingredients in a saucepan.
  2. Add water until tomatoes are almost covered (there is no exact science to this- sorry!).
  3. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 15-20 minutes, or until tomatoes are tender/smushy. Add more water if too much water evaporates.
  4. Pour everything into a blender- add salt, pepper and a dash of cumin (optional). Blend!

Nutrition

WW PP 0; Calories 19; Fat trace; Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 6.1mg; Carbs 4.3g; Fiber 1g; Protein trace.

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Notes:

Boil all jalapeno peppers.  If you like a milder taste, when it comes to blending, start with only 1/2 a pepper, then add 1/2 a pepper until you get to the desired “hot-ness”.  Also, not all jalapeno peppers are created equal.  Depending on how long they have been sitting at your grocery store or how they were grown, they may be very mild or they may be very spicy.
Play around with this basic recipe.  Sometimes I add more cilantro, some lime juice or additional garlic.  It’s really up to you to make it the way YOU want it to taste.

Originally posted by Lisa

 

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Category: Appetizers

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  • Lisa Moawad

    When I clicked over to Shrinking Kitchen, this was the top recipe that I saw- boo yah!  I still love this salsa but we leave out the cumin now.  Also, now that we are living with my MIL, she has introduced us to the awesome-ness of her chipolte salsa, our NEW favorite.  My kids absolutely love salsa and we eat it on everything.  The hotter the better : ).