March 9th, 2008 by john 
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One of the highlights of summer is our vegetable garden. We grow tomatoes, bell peppers, jalapenos, habanero peppers, eggplants, squash, zucchini and sometimes corn. Additionally, we grow cilantro, basil and other herbs. One of the wonderful creations that comes from our garden is my family-famous salsa. Below you will find one of my many salsa recipes.
In the off season, I use low-salt, diced, canned tomatoes (2 cans). Also, minced garlic can be purchased in the jar. If you prefer a much hotter concoction, try dicing up a habanero pepper and add at your own risk! Give my recipe a try and let me know what you think. By the way, this goes very well with my home made tortilla chips. On a side note, salsa contains little or NO fat! Live it up! Enjoy!
JOHN’S GARDEN FRESH SALSA
INGREDIENTS
4 – 5 large tomatoes, diced up
1 large onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup fresh chopped cilantro
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
1 dash of ground cumin *optional
1 squeeze of fresh lime juice
salt to taste
DIRECTIONS
1. In a mixing bowl, combine the tomatoes, onion, bell pepper, garlic, cilantro and lime juice. Add jalapenos 1 tablespoon at a time. Taste test after each addition to see how hot your creation has become. Salt to taste.
2. Place all ingredients in the food processor, set to “Chop” for a few seconds. Enjoy!
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The salsa recipe sounds yummy! I’ll have to give it a try.
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The recipe for home made tortilla chips is also very good and there are 0 grams of fat per serving!
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Cool, John. I just saved it and the tortilla recipe in my de.licio.us. I grow tomatoes in the summer too. And end up with more then I know what to do with half the time! Until a friend of mine mentioned about making salsa. So I was looking for a recipe. Thanks!
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Sue – We have an abundance of tomatoes in the summer, too! I have all kinds of tomato recipes. I hope you enjoy!
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