Mexican Salsa

Its always hard to find a yummy, simple, easy Mexican Salsa.  Mexican food isn't always the easiest to replicate.  Being a big food lover, I watch the food network.  Well one time Emeril made easy Mexican recipes one of them being, Mexican Salsa!  In the past I've found the food network recipes aren't the easiest, some tend to be way more complicated than they seemed on TV.    But Mexican Salsa is a "timeless" appetizer.  We've all been to Mexican restaurant and devoured the salsa and chip.  Here's my own version to Mexican Salsa!

Ingredients:

• 3 1/2 cups of chopped ripe tomatoes
• 1/3 cup of diced sweet onion
• 1 tsp of garlic
• 1/2 cup of fresh lime juice (3-5 limes)
• 2 Tbsp of chopped jalapeno pepper covered in adobo sauce
• 1/4 cup of cilantro leaves
• 1/2 tsp of salt

Directions:

1. Combine tomatoes, onions, garlic, lime juice, chopped peppers with adobo seasoning and cilantro in a medium bowl.
2. Season with salt
3. Mix in with hands
4. Refrigerate until cold

Great colors, it smells so fresh and delicious!

I did use fresh Jalapenos and then covered them in about 1 Tbsp of adobo seasoning.  This recipe originally called for chipotle peppers in adobo sauce.  It comes in a 4.5 oz can and can be found in the TeX-Mex aisle of your local grocery store.  I've tried it with the chipotle peppers, Tumba and I, found the chipotle peppers to be a bit overbearing and took away from the salsa.  The both of us LOVE spicy food but we believe the chipotle peppers are not a good fit with this salsa and ruins the dish.


This is also a great side dish or appetizer for the fried chimichangas! Hope you enjoy this recipe please don't forget to post comments and tell us how great your Mexican Salsa tastes!