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I started making this recipe years ago, and it has remained a favorite in my family ever since. If I try to put a jarred salsa on the table, my kids mutiny against me and threaten to not clean their rooms until I make the good stuff.
Just kidding on the kids…but they really do love this salsa! And the beauty of it is -if you have a food processor, you can make this in about 5 minutes.There really is no excuse for that nasty stuff you see in the grocery store. It’s just not right. Repeat after me. ”It’s just not right”.
Here’s how I make it.
The Ingredients of love: Green pepper, onion, jalepeno, garlic, cilantro, large can of whole peeled tomatoes, tomato paste, italian seasoning, sugar, salt and pepper.
You will not need to finely chop anything in this recipe. Let the food processor do the work. You will need to roughly cut up your veggies though to throw them into the processor.
Cut one green pepper into fourths and remove the stem, seeds and ribs (the icky whitish parts).
Cut your onion into fourths also. Lop off both ends, peel the outer layer off and chunk it into fourths.
Toss it in to join it's friend the green pepper in your food processor. Peppers and onions are great companions.
Now cut off the end of your jalepeno and cut it into fourths.
The ribs and seeds of this little puppy are where the heat lies. You can remove them if you like the jalepeno flavor but want to keep it real mild. I use one whole jalepeno with the ribs and seeds in mine. My family likes a bit of hot but not misery. Throw it in the food processor with the pepper and onion.
Take your cilantro and give it a rinse. Cut off a good hunk of cilantro, about 1 cup. I love this stuff, so I like to use a lot. Throw it in, leaves and all. If you're hung up on the stems, you can pull all the leaves off, but why? It processes up just fine. You'll never know it's there.
Take 3 cloves of garlic and give them a smash with your large knife, or a soup can works great too! You can easily remove the peel now and throw your garlic cloves into the processor.
Toss it in the pool with the rest of the kids! Now pulse your food processor several times until it looks like this.
