frozen homemade salsa

Aurora, CO
Updated on Oct 6, 2011

What a great way to use up all those homegrown tomatoes, right now! Whenever I have an abundance of ripe tomatoes, I whip up some salsa and freeze in freezer bags to enjoy all winter long! Can be made spicy or mild depending on how many jalapeno seeds used. NOTE: Please remember to wear disposable gloves when handling jalapeno's!

prep time 30 Min
cook time 1 Hr
method ---
yield 2-4 servings a bag

Ingredients

  • 5 to 7 pounds ripe tomatoes, i use cherry tomatoes,too
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1/8 cup lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne peper
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 - red onion, chopped
  • 1 - white onion, chopped
  • 1 - yellow onion, chopped
  • 1/3 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped, no stems
  • few - jalapeno peppers, chopped, amt. of seeds used depends on desired hotness

How To Make frozen homemade salsa

  • Step 1
    Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil. Put tomatoes into water for approx. 1 minute to loosen skins. I don't put cherry tomatoes in water since they are small. Drain tomatoes, peel and crush. Chop cherry tomatoes in half.
  • Step 2
    Mix all crushed and chopped tomatoes, garlic powder, lemon juice, salt, cayenne pepper and cumin into a large pot. Whip to desired thickness. Bring to a boil. Add red, white, and yellow onions, jalapeno pepper and cilantro. Continue boiling, uncovered,slowly until vegetables are soft and mixture has reached desired consistency, about an hour. Remove from heat.
  • Step 3
    Let cool and place 1 to 2 cups of salsa in quart size freezer bags. Lay bags flat and release any air in them and freeze flat.

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