You’re in for a treat today, as I’m going to share my famous salsa recipe!! I’m home for a week, so I have time to make this. My off days were actually Wednesday – Sunday this week, but scheduling released me first thing Tuesday morning, so I got an extra day at home. Woo hoo! The flights were oversold going home, but I took the chance in hopes to get a seat. I don’t pay anything as I get to fly standby, also called non-revving, also called jumpseating. This means space available. Who gets the available seat is based on standby priority. Currently for active employees, the more senior you are, the higher priority you have. Then comes family members and registered guests, then comes retirees, and in the very, very last place are the buddy pass riders – which are NOT free and will be discussed later on. One pax did not show up, and I got the seat!!
Back to my salsa, I use a Vitamix instead of a blender, so the directions are for the Vitamix. I think it’s important to place the ingredients in its correct order, as it would pulverize the jalapeños without leaving burning chunks in the salsa. This recipe was found in the Vitamix Getting Started book, and I made quite a few modifications.
Kim’s Famous Salsa! 🙂
Ingredients:
1/2 large white onion, peeled, quartered
1 jalapeño pepper, seeds & membranes removed
3/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves
1/2 lemon (squeeze juice out)
1 teaspoon salt
6 cloves freshly pressed garlic
7 small-medium tomatoes (on the vine), quartered
Directions:
Place onion, jalapeño, cilantro, lemon juice, salt, garlic, and six of the tomato quarters into the Vitamix container in the order listed. Select Variable 1. Turn machine on and slowly increase speed to Variable 5. Blend for 20 seconds, using the tamper to press the ingredients into the blades. Reduce speed to Variable 3 and add the remaining tomato quarters. Continue to blend until desired consistency is reached, using the tamper to press the ingredients into the blades. Do not over mix, leave chunky. One batch will yield 4 cups (2 pints).
If you use a blender, please let me know how it turns out! Also, if you want some more flavor, add extra salt. I added cilantro leaves on top to make a prettier photo… 🙂 ENJOY!!!
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