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Six Fresh Salsas and Guacamole

Ingredients

For Basic Salsa

  • 6-8 Tomatoes I like plum or roma
  • 2 Small white onions
  • 3 + Cloves of garlic
  • 1 bunch fresh cilantro
  • 1 Fresh jalapeño
  • 1 Lime
  • Salt & pepper
  • Ground cumin

For the Guacamole

  • 1/4-1 cup of basic salsa
  • 1-3 Avocados
  • 1-2 Limes
  • Salt

Instructions

  1. This is simple! Dice up the tomatoes removing most of the seeds, it does not have to be perfect but if all the seeds and liquid end up in your salsa it will be a little to watery.
  2. Next give the onion a nice small dice and micro plane the 3 cloves of garlic into the bowl. If the garlic is really week or strong you will want to adjust the amount. Rinse, dry, and chop the cilantro into the bowl.
  3. Seed the jalapenos and remove the ribs. If you like hot feel free to add extra jalapenos or step up to a spicier pepper. Add half the juice and zest of the lime. Add at least ½ teaspoon of the salt and ¼ teaspoon of ground pepper. Ground cumin is a favorite flavor of mine so I will start with about ½ teaspoon and adjust from there. Let rest at least an hour or two in the fridge for best flavor, stir and adjust spices before serving.

Variations:

2. Southwest Salsa

  1. Add an extra jalapeño
  2. 1 small can rinsed and drained black beans
  3. 1 small can rinsed and drained whole kernel corn

3. New Year’s Salsa

  1. Change white onion for red/purple onion
  2. 1 small can rinsed and drained black eyed peas for good luck

4. Italian Salsa (use for Bruschetta)

  1. change cilantro to basil
  2. change lime to lemon or balsamic vinegar
  3. remove jalapenos and cumin

5. Tropical Fruit Salsa (great on grilled fish)

  1. half the amount of tomatoes
  2. 1 mango diced
  3. 1 cup diced caned or fresh pineapple or diced avocado

6. Fire Roasted Salsa (let the grilled veggies cool before you add to the fresh ingredients)

  1. Grill the onions & jalapeno or poblano pepper
  2. Add one ear grilled corn and removed from cob
  3. 2 pinches ground chipotle chili pepper

Guacamole

  1. I normally only make guac with the basic or fire roasted salsa (before I add the corn). Cut your avocados in half (I figure one avocado per person), remove the pit, and scoop out the flesh into a bowl. Squeeze more lime over the avocados as you work so they will not brown, add about a ¼ teaspoon salt.
  2. Mash to the smoothness you like then scoop in salsa (about 1/4 cup per avocado) and mix gently until the taste is better than what you can get at your favorite Mexican joint. You may want to add a little more salt or lime.
  3. Serve as soon as mixed up with tortilla chips and a cold Corona, enjoy!