A Spicy 4th of July

Do you have big plans for Independence Day?

Hubby and I plan on staying home

where it's nice and safe.

I'm looking forward to having a nice

quiet 3 day weekend and

sitting on the deck reading a good book.

Hubby will be grilling up some burgers on

the grill and I will be making some

Homemade Restaurant Style Salsa.

This salsa recipe comes together quickly.

No slicing, dicing or chopping by hand.

Make it mild

or spicy, which we prefer.

This salsa is so much better tasting

than store bought salsa.

Hands down the best I have ever made.

It is the BOMB.

Do people still say that or am I dating myself?

Anyhoo, if you love salsa you have to make this recipe.

The secret to this salsa tasting so great is using

Fire Roasted Tomatoes.

HOMEMADE RESTAURANT STYLE SALSA

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Onion, chopped

1 clove garlic, chopped

1/2 jalapeno seeds and ribs removed, chopped 

10 ounce can diced tomatoes with green chilies (I use Rotel original)

14.5 ounce can crushed fire roasted tomatoes

pinch of sugar, optional, it helps balance the acidity of the tomatoes

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon dried cilantro

juice from 1/2 of a lime, or more to taste

2 - 4 tablespoons white vinegar, start with 2 and add more to taste

Instructions

Add the peeled onion, garlic and jalapeno to the bowl of a food processor and pulse a few times

to chop until desired consistency.

Drain off the liquid from the can of diced tomatoes with green chilies and discard the liquid.

Add the tomatoes and chilies from the can to the food processor, pulse until the salsa reaches

your desired consistency.

Pour the salsa mixture into a large bowl.

Add the can of crushed fire roasted tomatoes with the juices from the can into the bowl of

the salsa mixture. Stir to combine.

Add the remaining salsa ingredients and stir to combine.

Taste salsa with a tortilla chip and adjust the lime juice, vinegar, salt, or sugar as needed.

*This recipe makes a medium-spicy salsa.

**For a mild salsa, omit the jalapeno and substitute a can of regular diced tomatoes without green chilies.

***For a spicy salsa, add the whole jalapeno with seeds.

Recipe adapted from: kristineskitchenblog.com

Whether you plan on having a mild or spicy

4th of July, we hope that you

enjoy your day and have

a safe holiday.

Until Next Time,

Veronica