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Re: The Best Fresh Tomato Salsa

By: Decomposed in FOOD | Recommend this post (0)
Tue, 02 May 23 7:18 PM | 167 view(s)
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In the end, I added 10 jalapeno peppers to my salsa when the recipe called for one. It was still almost undetectably hot.

In the future, I would recommend going with a hotter form of pepper. Perhaps habaneros. They are reportedly 33 times hotter than jalapenos.




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The Best Fresh Tomato Salsa
By: Decomposed in FOOD
Sun, 30 Apr 23 12:17 AM 		Msg. 00010 of 00013

After buying Sam's fresh salsa last week, I figured that I could make something just as good. Overall, I was right.

I made a double batch last night, following the instructions below (but double, of course). I used ten Roma tomatoes, two bell peppers, one large onion and one large, solid green jalapeno pepper. I let the salsa sit in the refrigerator overnight. In my experience, salsa that sits becomes hotter.

This morning, I found to my chagrin that the salsa had no heat whatsoever. I could taste the bell pepper and onion, but not the jalapeno. I added another chopped jalapeno and let it sit 8 more hours. I still couldn't taste it. I added two more (so four in total) and will see tomorrow if that makes the salsa somewhat hot.

I sampled one of the peppers directly and found that it wasn't very hot. (And I'm not one of those people who munches on hot peppers for the fun of it.) Maybe it's just a weak batch of jalapenos. Or, in the future, I might want to avoid jalapenos that are solid green. Maybe I should go with something hotter... like habanero peppers. Or just up the amount, as I'm doing now.

My only other comment is that I can't make this salsa in 20 minutes. 45 is more like it. But it is GOOD salsa and well worth the time if your family enjoys salsa.

Ingredients
• 3 cups chopped tomatoes (chopped large. One website recommends Roma tomatoes for salsa since Romas aren't juicy.)
• 1 cup onion, diced
• ½ cup chopped green bell pepper
• ¼ cup minced fresh cilantro
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 4 teaspoons chopped fresh jalapeno pepper (including seeds) (I HAD TO USE 4X THIS CONCENTRATION.)
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions (I recommend visiting the website to see the videos.)
1. Stir together tomatoes, onion, green bell pepper, cilantro, lime juice, jalapeno pepper, cumin, salt, and pepper in a bowl.


http://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/214893/the-best-fresh-tomato-salsa/

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