Fresh Garden Salsa: An Easy and Tasty Way to Use Up Your Summer Harvest

There’s something about savoring the taste of freshly made salsa, with the vibrant flavors of ripe tomatoes, zesty jalapeños, and aromatic cilantro. Making your own garden salsa is not only a delicious experience but also a rewarding one. With this easy-to-follow recipe, you’ll be on your way to creating a mouthwatering salsa that will become a favorite among family and friends

Ingredients:

4 large ripe tomatoes, roughly chopped

1 small red onion, roughly chopped

1 jalapeño pepper, seeds removed and roughly chopped (adjust to your preferred level of spiciness)

1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro 

2 cloves garlic, minced

Juice of 1 lime

1 teaspoon ground cumin

Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

Gather Fresh Ingredients: gather the ingredients from your garden or local farmers’ market. A grocery store will work too! Ripe tomatoes, jalapeño, a small red onion, fresh cilantro leaves, and garlic will form the foundation of your garden-fresh salsa.

Prepare the Vegetables: Roughly chop the tomatoes, red onion, and jalapeño pepper (seeds removed for a milder salsa). Add the chopped vegetables to a food processor or blender.

Fresh Cilantro and Garlic: Add half a cup of chopped fresh cilantro and the minced garlic to the food processor or blender.

Add Lime: Squeeze the juice of one lime over the mixture.

Season with Ground Cumin, Salt, and Pepper: Sprinkle a teaspoon of ground cumin, along with salt and pepper to taste, into the food processor or blender.

Pulse to Your Preferred Consistency: Pulse or blend the ingredients until you achieve your desired salsa consistency. For a smoother texture, blend for a longer time; for a chunkier salsa, pulse briefly. This step allows you to customize the salsa’s texture to your liking.

Taste and Adjust: Adjust the seasonings as needed. Add more lime juice, salt, or pepper to suit your taste preferences.

Let Chill: Transfer the freshly made garden salsa to a bowl, cover it with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

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Fresh Garden Salsa

The perfect recipe to use up some of your fresh garden tomatoes, peppers, garlic and onions!

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Servings: 1 Jar

Ingredients

• 4 large ripe tomatoes roughly chopped
• 1 small red onion roughly chopped
• 1 jalapeño pepper seeds removed and roughly chopped (adjust to your preferred level of spiciness)
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• Juice of 1 lime
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

• Place the roughly chopped tomatoes, red onion, jalapeño pepper, cilantro, and minced garlic into a food processor or blender.
• Add the lime juice, ground cumin, salt, and pepper to the processor or blender.
• Pulse or blend the ingredients until you achieve your desired consistency. For a smoother salsa, blend for a longer time; for a chunkier texture, blend briefly.
• Taste and adjust the seasonings as needed.
• Transfer the salsa to a bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to let the flavors meld.

Notes

• I like using fresh garden or famers market veggies but store veggies work too!