Good Salsa recipes (ingredients, pepper, garlic powder, onion)

[koopdaddy]

My office Christmas party is next week and we are doing a taco night. I am supposed to bring the salsa and I wanted to try and make my own. Do you have some good recipes I could try.

I should take a mild, medium and hot variety.

[irman]

Here is one, no cooking involved.

Roma tomatoes. half a dozen or so.
A large red onion.
One bunch of cilantro.
Chop all coarse, not too small pieces.
Add a good amount of Chinese sweet hot sauce.
Then for additional *heat*, a good squirt of *Sriracha* hot sauce.

[Gandalara]

Green Salsa
6 Tomatillos (6 to 8) about a half blender full
1/2 white or yellow onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, chopped (remove the seeds to keep it from being too hot)
1/4 cup fresh cilantro -- up to 1/2 cup
Salt to taste
Peel and wash tomatillos, then cut in halves or fourths into blender. Add peeled onion and fresh garlic, jalapeno and cilantro. Blend well. Salt to taste.


Red Salsa
1 3/4 lbs. tomatoes (about 4 medium) peeled, seeded, diced and drained
2 cloves of garlic, chopped
1 Tbsp. lime juice
1/2 tsp. cumin
1/2 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1 cup white or yellow onion, chopped
2 Tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro
1 jalapeno pepper, chopped (seeds removed)
Combine first four ingredients, beat in oil. Mix with remaining ingredients. Marinate at room temperature for 1 hour or several hours in the refrigerator.

[irman]

Originally Posted by Gandalara

Green Salsa - Red Salsa

If you close your eyes and eat either red or green salsa, would you notice the difference ?

I only make the red stuff myself, but sometimes eat the green kind when served at some restaurant. I really do not know the difference, except for the colour.
Maybe because it was made at a restaurant.

I have to try to make the recipes as noted above ... ~!!

[Gandalara]

Originally Posted by irman

If you close your eyes and eat either red or green salsa, would you notice the difference ?

I only make the red stuff myself, but sometimes eat the green kind when served at some restaurant. I really do not know the difference, except for the colour.
Maybe because it was made at a restaurant.

I have to try to make the recipes as noted above ... ~!!

Tomatillos taste different to my taste buds, but a lot of my friends say they can't tell. So it usually it depends on what I can get cheaper at the store. Tomatillos don't go on sale very often ...

Both are good for a Christmas color theme though

[koopdaddy]

Thanks everyone for your input!

[1751texan]

The secret to awesome salsa is roast the veggies.

4 roma tomatos
2-3 garlic cloves
1 small bell pepper
1-2 jalepeno peppers
1 small onion
1/4 cup cilantro(do not grill)

1 tblspn each of
salt
pepper
cumin powder

if you have a gas stove, you can roast the tomatos and jalepenos on the burnner under the open flame...placeon grill and roast 7-10 min moving rotating tomatos till exterior is charred black.

If you dont have a gas stove you can grill outdoors or broil in the oven...direct flame makes thoughs charred bits that add somuch flavor. if using a outdoor gril or oven broiler...roast all the veggies.

on the outdoor grill keep veggies whole; if the oven...rough chop and drizzle with oil, salt and pepper. Broil till the veggies are tender.

food prrocessor method, place roasted veggies, cilanto, and spices in processor and pulse...add 1/4 cup liquid. leave slightly chunky.

same process if using blender.

pan method, use a sturdy saute pan, one you can use a masher on, heat about 1/4 cup liquid in the pan.

rough chop/dice the roasted veggies, then add all ingredients to pan...lightly mash then , add all ingredients and mash lightly till sauce develops and all is well mixed.

should make about 2 cups salsa. enough for one batch...increase the heqat to each subsequent batch, by adding a tlbspn of red pepper flake for medium, and 3 tlbspn red pepper flake for HOT.

[Sweetie Pie]

1-chopped onion
4-garlic cloves
cilantro
lime juice
4 or 5 Roma tomatoes
large can tomatoes
3 - 4 fresh jalapenos seeded for mild
3 - 5 fresh jalapenos with seeds for hot
3 - 5 fresh jalapenos with seeds and some chili pequins for fiery hot


Put ingredients in blender, pulse on chop until blended.

[Ohiogirl81]

Sweetie Pie, I haven't been on a good bender in years! I think I'm overdue.

Or how about some pineapple salsa?

14 oz. can (or however big they are these days) crushed pineapple
2 cloves garlic, minced teeny tiny
1/2 medium onion, minced
1/2 green or red bell pepper (red are slightly sweeter)
2 or 3 (or more, depending on taste) fresh red or green jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced
2 T fresh cilantro, minced
1 T fresh lime juice
Salt and pepper to taste

Drain the pineapple really really really really well. Add the remaining ingredients, stir well.

[sgresident]

I like to use roma tomatoes, the multi-colored sweet peppers, jalapenos to taste, red onion, cilantro, salt, pepper, a little garlic powder and few squirts of lime juice. the multi-colored peppers really make it look festive!