Homemade Salsa

As I mentioned in my previous post, my husband and I just got home last night from a week long vacation. Luckily, thanks to my amazing friend Jen coming by to water my plants, my tomato plants survived our absence. Thanks, Jen! :-) After being gone for a whole week, I came home to an ABUNDANCE of perfectly ripe tomatoes!

Because I had so many delicious looking tomatoes, I decided to make some homemade salsa. My husband and I are both pretty obsessed with salsa. A jar of salsa doesn't stand a chance in our house! I was very happy with this salsa. It has a terrific flavor to it! I love jarred salsa you can find in the grocery store, but I really loved the freshness of this salsa. We both missed the tomato paste that you find in most jarred salsa, but it was still excellent and the freshness was very refreshing :-) I thought the jalapenos added just the right amount of kick to it, but my husband put some salsa in a little bowl and added a bit of Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce, which definitely added a little bit more of a giddy up. 

We may or may not have eaten the entire bowl of salsa in one sitting this afternoon... :-)

Homemade Salsa

Total time: 10 minutes

2 large ripe tomatoes, diced

1/2 large onion, diced

1 jalapeno pepper, chopped

1 tsp lime juice

salt, pepper, cilantro and garlic (to taste)

1. Combine tomatoes, onion, pepper and lime juice.

2. Add salt, pepper, cilantro and garlic to taste.

3. Serve.

4. Store fresh homemade salsa in the refrigerator.