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Fresh Garden Salsa Recipe

4.50 from 2 votes
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Course: Snack
Keyword: fresh tomatoes, salsa
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4.5 cups

Ingredients

  • 12 roma tomatoes
  • 2 medium-small sweet or bell peppers, any color, with tops, white ribs, and seeds removed
  • 1 medium onion; any color
  • 6 garlic cloves
  • 1 habanero pepper, with tops, inside ribs, and seeds removed
  • 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, stems included
  • 2 tsp roasted ground cumin powder
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 3 tbsp lime juice

Instructions

  • Set up your food processor. Make sure it can hold 8 cups of ingredients.
  • Slice the top off of the tomatoes and rough chop them, then add to the bottom of the food processor.
  • Make sure sweet/bell peppers have no tops, inner ribs, or seeds, then rough chop them. Add them on top of the tomatoes in the food processor.
  • Wearing gloves, make sure the habanero has no top, inner ribs, or seeds. Finely chop and add them on top of the sweet peppers in the food processor.
  • Peel and rough chop the onion and garlic, adding them to the food processor.
  • Add the spices and fresh cilantro, then put the lid on the food processor.
  • Pulse for one second at a time, for about 9 or 10 times. Pulse less for a chunky salsa, or pulse a few extra times for a finer salsa.
  • You can eat your salsa right away, or ideally, let the flavors meld together by storing in the fridge for several hours.
  • Store leftovers in the fridge for 5 to 7 days. Freeze any leftovers.