Basic Slow Simmered Salsa Recipe

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Basic Slow Simmered Salsa
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Ingredients
11
Count
Nutrition
81
Calories
Total time
60
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 3 -5 garlic cloves
  • 3 tbsp cilantro
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1/4 cup lime juice
  • 1/8 cup vinegar
  • 1/4 cup corn oil

Directions:

  1. Choose your ingredients carefully, you can make all kinds of different creations just by switching up the kinds of tomatoes, onions, and peppers you use. Yellow tomatoes make a terrible salsa because they don't have the same level of moisture as most types of red tomatoes. I know some people that swear by boiler onions for salsa, they are small, but powerful onions. I recommend Roma tomatoes and a nice big Spanish Yellow onion for your first salsa.
  2. Begin by dicing the tomatoes. If you don't feel like it (lets face it, that's a lot of tomatoes to dice), then you can throw them in a food processor for a few seconds (be careful not to liquefy them, that will not make an appetizing salsa).
  3. Throw about 85% of the tomatoes into a saucepan with your corn oil. Turn the heat up to simmer (very low). Remember to stir this once in a while, but while you are not stirring, try to keep a lid on it.
  4. Next, dice your onion and throw about 85% of that in with the tomatoes and stir. Make sure you set the last 15% of your onion and tomatoes aside for later.
  5. Next, dice up your peppers and throw them all in the pan/pot. You should chop these up a bit smaller than your other ingredients. I highly recommend a food processor for this step, Chipotle peppers can be very tough.
  6. Next, chop up your garlic and throw that in to the pan. Add in the remainder of your spices (Cilantro, Cumin, Salt).
  7. Add the lime juice and Vinegar. Make sure your stir well after this.
  8. Replace your lid and let the salsa simmer for about an hour or so, stir ever once in awhile. After about 30-45 minutes, add in your leftover onion an tomato (the 15% you set aside).
  9. Once you notice the salsa beginning to lose moisture, remove it from heat. It should still be fairly watery at this point, it will set when it cools down.
  10. Transfer your salsa to another container and refrigerate for a few hours. After that, its ready to be served with tortilla chips! Enjoy!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 80.88 Kcal (339 kJ)
Calories from fat 63.66 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.07g 11%
Sodium 875.7mg 36%
Potassium 141.4mg 3%
Total Carbs 4.16g 1%
Sugars 2g 8%
Dietary Fiber 0.76g 3%
Protein 0.7g 1%
Vitamin C 9.7mg 16%
Iron 0.2mg 1%
Calcium 14.5mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 102.5 Kcal (429 kJ)
Calories from fat 80.68 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.96g 11%
Sodium 1109.73mg 36%
Potassium 179.19mg 3%
Total Carbs 5.27g 1%
Sugars 2.54g 8%
Dietary Fiber 0.97g 3%
Protein 0.89g 1%
Vitamin C 12.3mg 16%
Iron 0.3mg 1%
Calcium 18.3mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 2.1
    Points
  • 2
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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