I am a huge fan of everything spicy and I like to try new salsa brands all the time. However, when I am feeling domestic, I enjoy making my own. This weekend, I made my favorite recipe for a BBQ I attended and thought it would be fun to share. Try making it yourself and add or substitute ingredients at will, according to your tastes. I personally like to add lots of hot sauce to give it a nice kick!
Ingredients:
- fresh tomatoes (make sure they are big and juicy)
- corn (avoid sweet corn if you can, unless you like it on the sweeter side)
- bell peppers - chopped (I use green and orange for color)
- cilantro (just use the leaves, no stems) - I like a LOT of cilantro
- red onion - chopped
- fresh garlic - minced
- Fresh lime juice (use more than you think you should, helps bring the flavors together)
- Black-eyed peas OR Black beans (both are yummy...or choose your favorite bean)
- salt & pepper
- garlic salt (if you are a big fan of garlic, you can add a little of this in addition tot he garlic, use sparingly though)
- your favorite hot sauce (I prefer Cholula or Louisiana hot sauce)
- olive oil
Directions: Just chop your vegetables and combine all together. Put in a little or a lot of hot sauce, depending on the spice factor you are going for. Jalapenos might be a nice addition too, but I haven't tried that yet. Go easy on the olive oil, it is mostly used to preserve the vegetables, not for taste. Cilantro and lime juice amp up the flavors of everything, so don't use them lightly!
If anyone has suggestions or comments, please post them. Also, do you have a favorite salsa recipe?
Don't you usually call this Texas Caviar? I missed the nod to my state of residence.
ReplyDeleteYes, actually you do, but people on the east coast don't quite understand that name :)
ReplyDeleteI ate this by itself...with a spoon last weekend...that's how good it is!!!!
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