BuffettNews.com

What's your tricks to making yours!

Just pico de gallo. Not "real" salsa. I've got a few of Rick Bayless' cookbooks, & want to try some of his recipes.

Desdamona wrote:

Lots of cilantro
Roma tomatoes
Vidalia onions
Garlic salt
Lime juice
Food processor

I am going to try to fire roast my tomatoes and use red onions, Green & Red Peppers and a couple of cloves of garlic, but the rest is the same!

Joetown Parrothead wrote:

Desdamona wrote:

Lots of cilantro
Roma tomatoes
Vidalia onions
Garlic salt
Lime juice
Food processor

I am going to try to fire roast my tomatoes and use red onions and a couple of cloves of garlic, but the rest is the same!

talk with pcook. she had a really good salsa recipe she made for the Cinci tailgate.

Another pico de gallo maker here.

Tomatoes
Vidalia or Maui onion
Lots of Garlic
Jalapenos
Lime Juice
Cilantro
Salt

Cilantro tastes like rusty soap to me, so I use it very, very sparingly- like 10 leaves for 4 tomatoes. I use whatever's in season for tomatoes, I haven't seen local Romas yet this year.

Joetown Parrothead wrote:

Desdamona wrote:

Lots of cilantro
Roma tomatoes
Vidalia onions
Garlic salt
Lime juice
Food processor

I am going to try to fire roast my tomatoes and use red onions, Green & Red Peppers and a couple of cloves of garlic, but the rest is the same!

roast the garlic too....

YES!!

Just sat down after making this!

1 mango, chopped small
1 red pepper, chopped small
1 red onion, chopped small
1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
1 teaspoon garlic, minced
1/4 cup pineapple juice
6 tablespoons lime juice
1 tablespoon fresh chili pepper, chopped
Salt and pepper, to taste

Of course, you can change peppers and spices for the amount of "heat" that you like. I added some red pepper flakes to it also.

This is good on blackened grilled tilapia.

I used to pour it through some cheesecloth or filter paper (coffee filter will do) to make it less watery.

ohhh! thanks for this topic. My tomatos and peppers are getting ripe and I always like to try new recipes.

Tomatoes
Onions
Bell Peppers
green onions..
salt
pepper
minced garlic
touch of beer
touch of V-8 (just enough to get some liquid)

I dice by hand.. chunky


if I want hot.. Thai hot sauce..

don't forget to wear those cafeteria lady gloves when preparing - the one (and only) time I made salsa - my hands got a horrible reaction to all of the tomato / pepper chopping - they swelled up and got itchy and red....it was horrible .... but the salsa was tasty - lots of peppers and cilantro!!

magnus & Mr Moon wrote:don't forget to wear those cafeteria lady gloves when preparing - the one (and only) time I made salsa - my hands got a horrible reaction to all of the tomato / pepper chopping - they swelled up and got itchy and red....it was horrible .... but the salsa was tasty - lots of peppers and cilantro!!

I cooked for a living.. Italian cooking.. tomatoes.. for days..


< no gloves.. BUT.. I don't use fresh chili (hot) peppers for my Salsa..

ragtopW wrote:Tomatoes
Onions
Bell Peppers
green onions..
salt
pepper
minced garlic
touch of beer
touch of V-8 (just enough to get some liquid)

I dice by hand.. chunky


if I want hot.. Thai hot sauce..

Oh yeah!! oregano fresh or otherwise..
(for dry.. soak in the beer prior to adding)

ragtopW wrote:

magnus & Mr Moon wrote:don't forget to wear those cafeteria lady gloves when preparing - the one (and only) time I made salsa - my hands got a horrible reaction to all of the tomato / pepper chopping - they swelled up and got itchy and red....it was horrible .... but the salsa was tasty - lots of peppers and cilantro!!

I cooked for a living.. Italian cooking.. tomatoes.. for days..


< no gloves.. BUT.. I don't use fresh chili (hot) peppers for my Salsa..

yeah that didn't help either - lots of jalepenos ..... oh yeah - another tip - don't rub your eyes after you have been chopping fresh jalepeno peppers....

magnus & Mr Moon wrote:

ragtopW wrote:

magnus & Mr Moon wrote:don't forget to wear those cafeteria lady gloves when preparing - the one (and only) time I made salsa - my hands got a horrible reaction to all of the tomato / pepper chopping - they swelled up and got itchy and red....it was horrible .... but the salsa was tasty - lots of peppers and cilantro!!

I cooked for a living.. Italian cooking.. tomatoes.. for days..


< no gloves.. BUT.. I don't use fresh chili (hot) peppers for my Salsa..

yeah that didn't help either - lots of jalepenos ..... oh yeah - another tip - don't rub your eyes after you have been chopping fresh jalepeno peppers....

reminds me of the time I was driving my Mom around..
Her Keys had a mace can on them
it had a leak..

ragtopW wrote:

magnus & Mr Moon wrote:

ragtopW wrote:

magnus & Mr Moon wrote:don't forget to wear those cafeteria lady gloves when preparing - the one (and only) time I made salsa - my hands got a horrible reaction to all of the tomato / pepper chopping - they swelled up and got itchy and red....it was horrible .... but the salsa was tasty - lots of peppers and cilantro!!

I cooked for a living.. Italian cooking.. tomatoes.. for days..


< no gloves.. BUT.. I don't use fresh chili (hot) peppers for my Salsa..

yeah that didn't help either - lots of jalepenos ..... oh yeah - another tip - don't rub your eyes after you have been chopping fresh jalepeno peppers....

reminds me of the time I was driving my Mom around..
Her Keys had a mace can on them
it had a leak..

Yikes!

If you should happen to go to the bathroom, rub your nose, etc, a mix of sour cream or yogurt and powered sugar really does help.