Today I made my usual salsa, and wrote down measurements for the first time. I don't know how "authentic" this is, but almost everyone tells me they've never had a better salsa to go with tortilla chips. Most say it's the best they've had. I use lime juice in mine. Today I used tomatoes from my garden, and to me it's not the same with lesser tomatoes, though I do resort to canned tomatoes when I can't get good fresh ones.
3 c. diced tomatoes
1 red onion, about 3.5" diameter, diced
scant 1/4 c. chopped cilantro (measure packed)
juice of 3 Mexican limes--bigger limes are fine, just don't use 3 of them
scant 3/4 t salt
1 large jalapeno (or to taste), finely diced
Just mix the ingredients. Make sure not to leave the diced onions out for long--mix them with the tomatoes to avoid the "old onion" flavor that I dislike. If you don't want any hot chile, use a little diced green bell pepper for flavor. |