salsa fresca muy bueno (sallye)

Austin, TX
Updated on Oct 14, 2012

My grandkids always want Nanny's salsa for any occasion. Here's the recipe which has been through many iterations; I think I finally got it exactly right.

prep time 20 Min
cook time
method No-Cook or Other
yield A crew

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds roma tomatoes
  • 2 medium sweet onions
  • 3-5 cloves garlic
  • 1 bunch fresh cilantro
  • 3 medium jalapeno peppers
  • 1/8 cup lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1 tablespoon sea salt

How To Make salsa fresca muy bueno (sallye)

  • Step 1
    CUT TOMATOES INTO HALVES PEEL ONIONS AND CUT INTO QUARTERS SLICE JALAPENOS IN HALF (FOR MILDER SALSA REMOVE SEEDS & VEINS; FOR SPICIER SALSA LEAVE SEEDS & VEINS IN THE JALAPENOS) PEEL GARLIC CLOVES WASH THOROUGHLY & REMOVE STEMS FROM CILANTRO
  • Step 2
    PROCESS TOMATOES AND ONIONS IN FOOD PROCESSOR USING PULSE BUTTON JUST UNTIL CHUNKY. POUR INTO LARGE MIXING BOWL. PROCESS JALAPENOS, GARLIC & CILANTRO (LEAVES ONLY) IN FOOD PROCESSOR USING PULSE BUTTON UNTIL DICED FINELY ADD TO TOMATOES IN MIXING BOWL ADD SALT, LIME JUICE & CUMIN MIX WELL
  • Step 3
    ***NOTE*** DEPENDING ON SIZE OF FOOD PROCESSOR BOWL, YOU MAY HAVE TO PULSE IN BATCHES. DO NOT OVERCROWD THE BOWL.
  • Step 4
    PLACE IN COVERED CONTAINER AND CHILL IN REFRIGERATOR AT LEAST 1 HOUR,PREFERABLY OVERNIGHT, BEFORE SERVING YOU CAN PLAY AROUND WITH INGREDIENTS (MORE OR LESS TOMATOES OR JALAPENOS, ETC) TO SUIT YOUR INDIVIDUAL TASTES

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