I made my first trip of the summer to the local farmers market this weekend and despite the disappointment of no dogs allowed (poor Toby had to wait outside the market) it was a great little trip. I didn’t find the produce that much cheaper than what I could get at the grocery store, but I love supporting local farms and the produce just tastes so much better! I came home with: beefsteak tomatoes, zucchinis and yellow squash, peaches, basil (this was actually my best deal at $1 a bunch), and green beans. I decided to make some fresh salsa with the tomatoes and just kind of threw some things together and I think it turned out fantastically! Next time I will try to buy all the ingredients for the salsa at the farmers market, I just kind of bought whatever looked good this time and planned some dishes around what I brought home.
Homemade Salsa
Ingredients:
3 beefsteak tomatoes, chopped
1/2 sweet onion
2 jalapenos, seeded
2 handfuls of cilantro
2 garlic cloves
juice of one lime
salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
Combine all the ingredients in your food processor and chop to your desired consistency. I had to do mine in 2 batches since I have a small food processor.
Serve with chips or your favorite Mexican dishes. Yum!
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I LOVE homemade salsa and this sounds so good.
Sounds like a nice day you had! I don’t think i’ve ever made salsa before, i’ll try this out next time i get a chance
it looks delicious. i like my salsa chunkier – or does that make it more like pico de gallo?
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