Around this time of year, my taste buds get a hankering for the fresh, piquant taste of homemade salsa. While I do can tomato and tomatillo salsa for year-round use, there is nothing like walking into the garden to select a ripe red tomato, dicing it into chunks, adding some cilantro, salt, onion, and a jalapeno and devouring an entire bowl of salsa fresca in one sitting. It is something we do on a daily basis during peak tomato season.
The only problem is that I don’t have ripe red tomatoes (yet)! But I do have beautiful cilantro from the garden I manage, sweet onions in my spring garden, garlic from last summer in Oregon, and just-ripening Gypsy sweet peppers. In a moment of salsa desperation, I thought maybe, just maybe I could cheat a little bit and use canned tomatoes and achieve a similar taste sensation? Give it a try and see for yourself!
1 16 oz can of diced tomatoes (I used Muir Glen Organics Fire Roasted)
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1 small sweet onion, minced
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 small sweet or hot pepper of your choice
Salt to flavor
Lime Juice to flavor
Combine all ingredients, sample until you’re satisfied with the flavor, and enjoy!
Homemade Tomato Salsa Recipe
Tomatoes not yet ripe? This hybrid salsa satisfies your craving for salsa by using a combination of canned tomatoes and fresh ingredients. Delicious!
Ingredients
- 1 16 oz can of diced tomatoes (I used Muir Glen Organics Fire Roasted)
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
- 1 small sweet onion, minced
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 small sweet or hot pepper of your choice
- Salt to flavor
- Lime Juice to flavor
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients, sample until you’re satisfied with the flavor, and enjoy!
Homemade For Elle (@HomemadeForElle) says
Mmm, fresh salsa is one of my favorite vices 🙂 It definitely tastes best fresh from the garden! Looks delicious!
Thanks for sharing on Natural Living Monday!
homesteadhoney says
Thanks for hosting!
Missy says
This sounds wonderful! Our tomatoes are just starting to ripen! I can hardly wait!
homesteadhoney says
Fresh tomato salsa is really the best! Enjoy them!
Taylor-Made Ranch says
Nothing beats whipping up a fresh salsa using veggies right out of your garden. I say if you don’t have ripe tomatoes yet – why not use canned? It sounds delicious – thanks for sharing. (visiting from Homestead Barn Hop)
~Taylor-Made Ranch~
Wolfe City, Texas
homesteadhoney says
Thanks for stopping by!