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Texas Tomato Jalapeno Salsa

Ingredients:

2 large cans (28 oz.) of Hunt's whole tomatoes

1 cup of "La Costena" pickled jalapenos, slices (with the brine)

1 cup of grilled white onions

Large handful of chopped cilantro

Juice of 1 lime (or 3 key limes), I do prefer the flavor of key limes

2 tablespoons of granulated garlic

1/2 tablespoon of pepper

1 tablespoon of salt

Directions:

Combine all of the ingredients in the blender or food processor and pulse until you reach the texture that you like. Some of us like it a little more smooth or chunky ... taste for salt, add as needed. I came up with this recipe a couple of winters ago when fresh tomatoes were sooo expensive, but could not live without my salsa!! I know that in a lot of Tex-Mex restaurants they use canned tomatoes for their salsas, and I knew I liked them, so I tried it! I won a first place trophy last summer for this recipe... hahhaha... It stores well in the refrigerator.

Note: for a variation of the salsa, you could add chipotle peppers in adobo instead of pickled jalapenos... good, smokey, spicy flavors!

Other recipes by Sonia:

Beef Chili
Buñuelos
Cheesy Chorizo Bread
Pork Chile Colorado
Polvorones (Mexican Shortbread Cookies)
Shrimp-Stuffed Little Chiles
Pork Chile Verde
Lemon Pepper Chicken Fajitas
Simply Seasoned Shrimp

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Comment by Sonia Mendez Garcia on February 18, 2012 at 8:06am: I have been wanting to learn to can, but I keep talikng myself out of it because my kitchen is sooo small, the though of trying to find room to can, hahahha....But, I know that it's always better when they are from freshly roasted tomatoes....

Comment by Ray A. on February 18, 2012 at 3:44am: I use canned tomatoes for a quick salsa all the time. That's when I run out of my homegrown roasted jarred tomatoes ;) lol

Comment by Sonia Mendez Garcia on February 17, 2012 at 8:14am: Yes...it was awful...what's a girl, who loves to make salsa, supposed to do???? hahhaha...Have to get creative, that's for sure!

Comment by Ray A. on February 17, 2012 at 4:24am: I remember the year you all back east got the tomato blight. It even raised the prices here in the west.