Thursday, May 14, 2009

...a few of my favorite things

SALSA!!!!

I have this recipe for homemade salsa. It is a very good recipe, but today, while at the grocery, I decided to add of few things to it.

What you will need:

1 lrg can of whole peeled tomatoes
1 can of Ro-Tel (get whichever kind suits you (this has a lot to do with how spicy it turns out))
1 small purple onion
1 avocado
2 limes
Cilantro
1 can of black beans
Salt
Ground Coriander, if you'd like

I use a food processor that I was so kindly gifted to blend these up.

Drain lrg can of whole peeled tomatoes, empty them into processor. Drain can of Ro-tel and add to processor. Cut up purple onion and add to processor (do not blend yet!). Cut avocado in half, twist it to get it apart, and then scoop half into processor (do not add peel). Press whole limes against the counter to get the juice-a-flowin! Cut them in half and squeeze juice into processor (you can stick a fork in the pulp and twist to get even more juice out). I add juice to taste, this time I used 1 & 1/2 small limes. Pick off leaves of cilantro and fill up about a palm-full. Try to avoid picking the stems. Add to processor. Add salt to taste. I probably use 1/2-1 tsp (you can stir in more at the end). Add coriander if you'd like, 1/2- 1 tsp. BLEND TO YOUR LITTLE HEARTS DESIRE. If you like chunky salsa, blend less and visa-versa. Scrape whole pieces off sides of processor and make sure they get blended. Rinse black beans well with cool water. Drain all liquids and stir them into salsa. Eat & enjoy!

I'm pretty sure I was promoted to "Great Wife" after Derek got ahold of this salsa....it's that good.