It is salsa time!
I still have plenty of canned salsa left over from last year, but it is always a treat when all the ingredients for the first fresh salsa of the year are ripe and ready to go.
The cherry tomatoes have been coming in for a few weeks now, but this was our first large-fruited tomato of the year. Wish I knew the actual name of it, but we call it Doug's Giant Pear in honor of receiving the seed from a local friend last year. They did great in his garden and he shared some fruits with us. After saving seed from the fruits last summer, I am happy to see that the fruits are big and delicious and both plants we have are very vigorous and look like they will be productive.
My favorite fresh salsa ingredients above:
Tomato, tomatillo, onion, garlic, jalapeno, Joe Parker anaheim, and Twilight peppers.
Dice everything and mix with a bit of sea salt, a splash of lime juice and a dash of chili powder.
I keep the diced anaheim and Twilight peppers on the side along with a bit of chopped cilantro so different family members can modify it depending on their preference.
Hope you all are enjoying the summer and salsa season, too.
KB
I still have plenty of canned salsa left over from last year, but it is always a treat when all the ingredients for the first fresh salsa of the year are ripe and ready to go.
The cherry tomatoes have been coming in for a few weeks now, but this was our first large-fruited tomato of the year. Wish I knew the actual name of it, but we call it Doug's Giant Pear in honor of receiving the seed from a local friend last year. They did great in his garden and he shared some fruits with us. After saving seed from the fruits last summer, I am happy to see that the fruits are big and delicious and both plants we have are very vigorous and look like they will be productive.
My favorite fresh salsa ingredients above:
Tomato, tomatillo, onion, garlic, jalapeno, Joe Parker anaheim, and Twilight peppers.
Dice everything and mix with a bit of sea salt, a splash of lime juice and a dash of chili powder.
I keep the diced anaheim and Twilight peppers on the side along with a bit of chopped cilantro so different family members can modify it depending on their preference.
Hope you all are enjoying the summer and salsa season, too.
KB