Mom's Fresh Garden Salsa

Salsa is so easy to make, and it can be done completely with vegetables from your garden, or from store-bought ingredients.

Step 1 Tools and Materials

Tools:
Very Large Bowl
Cutting Board
Knife
Garlic Press*
Food Processor*

*Recommended, but not required

Materials
Tomato - 4 x 28oz cans Crushed Tomatoes in Tomato Puree
Peppers - 4 x Green Bell Peppers
Onion - 1 x Medium to Large Onion
Garlic - 1 x Bulb
Cilantro - 2 x Bunches (index finger to thumb)
Oregano - 3 Stalks Fresh or 1/4 Cup Dried
Jalapenos - 4 x Fresh, Pickled, or Dried
Vinegar* - 1 x Tablespoon
Salt - 1 x Teaspoon
Cumin - 1-2 x Teaspoon

*Jalapeno pickle juice may be substituted.

Comments

[ronopotomus]

Made this today and WoW! That's some AWESOMENESS! Thanks for sharing!

[Chelicakes]

MMM thank you so much for this recipe It tastes great!

[Creativeman]

Just found this...thanks for the great instructions...looks wonderful. My tomatoes are coming in now, so this is just in the nick of time. thanks again. Cman

[smitasrivastava]

Can it be made out of fresh tomatoes instead of crushed tomatoes? It wud be great if u could tell me how.

[Calorie]

Oh, I forgot to add if that you want a garlic flavor that is less pungent but much better, try roasting the cloves. All you have to do is cut off the ends of a bulb of garlic. Then separate the cloves. Leave the skin on and drizzle with a bit of olive oil. Bake at 350F for 20 minutes. You'll know when they are done. You simply take a clove, and squeeze the garlicky goodness from the cut end like it was toothpaste. It's also great on crusty bread. It's a simple trick that really seems to impress guests.

[Calorie]

Cut your bell peppers into smaller pieces before you slap them into the food processor. They'll come together better and be less mushy. You may also want to use the pulse function on the processor. If the machine does not have one then just flick the power button on and off. To be honest, if your goal is to bring most things into small sizes add the large stuff cut small (peppers, onions, etc) and then add a wee bit of water and a quarter can of your tomato. Pulse it from that point and you'll be fine. Good job.

[atombomb1945]

"Homemade pickled Jalapenos" OK, how do you make these? All of it looks awesome. As much Salsa as we eat at my place, think this would be a good idea.

[Cheeseduck]

You have to slit them and soak them in salt water, then pickle them in white vinegar. Best to find a recipe.

[wobblestar]

Top salsa recipe! A great instructable! We make salsa like this. Much better than gloopy, store-bought stuff.

[Brennn10]

Awesome documentation and pictures! This salsa looks delicious. Nice job!

[jnixon]

Oh man, this looks soooooo delicious! And I love salsa! I can't wait to make this.