Salsa (The authentic and AMAZING kind)

Name: Salsa (The authentic and AMAZING kind)
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Many
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 6 tomatoes (i use roma, but any kind will work); 1 large onion; 1 bunch cilantro, fresh; 1-7 jalapenos (depending on how spicy you want it); 2-3 limes (less if you have a lemon/lime juicer); 1 Tbsp salt (add more if desired); 2 tsp black pepper (add more if desired)

By Elise Malm
@EliseMM

I got this recipe from a neighbor who is Hispanic. His mom taught him how to make it. It's the only kind I like now.

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Serves:

Many

Prep:

20 Min

Ingredients

6

tomatoes (i use roma, but any kind will work)
1

large onion
1 bunch

cilantro, fresh
1-7

jalapenos (depending on how spicy you want it)
2-3

limes (less if you have a lemon/lime juicer)
1 Tbsp

salt (add more if desired)
2 tsp

black pepper (add more if desired)
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How to Make Salsa (The authentic and AMAZING kind)

Step-by-Step

Roll each lime on the counter, pushing really hard with the palm of your hand, until they become soft. Cut in half and squeeze into BIG bowl.
Cut tomatoes*, onion, and jalapeno** in a small dice. Add to big bowl.

* if you don't have a sharp knife do your best to make the dicing small.

** I only seed 1/2 the jalapeno. But if you don't want it really spicy, I would seed the whole thing.
Take the bunch of cilantro (rinsed really well) and roll the leafy part into a ball. Make very tiny cuts until the whole ball has been completely cut. Then cut the stems into tiny pieces. The stems hold a lot of flavor. Then add it to the BIG bowl.
Mix everything, in the bowl, together. Then add the salt and pepper. Taste it without a chip. Chips have extra salt and you may think it's good because of the salty chip.

Add more salt or pepper, until flavored to your likeness.

Enjoy!