As for Salsa, I have two recipes from the "Joy of Picking" which call for lime juice. She recommends using roma tomatoes, firmer & less runny, seeded & with the juice squeezed out. (I run the seeds, skins & juice through a food mill, reduce it on the stove & can it separately as concentrated tomato juice for soups later). And, add cilantro just before serving to freshen it up.
Tomato Salsa
5 lbs. tomatoes, cored, squeezed & chopped (about 12 cups)
2 lbs. chile peppers - or combo of chile & bell peppers, chopped (about 8 cups)
1 lb. onions, chopped about 2 1/2 cups)
1 cup lime juice or white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon pickling salt
simmer ingredients 10 min., ladle into pint jars with 1/2 inch headspace. process in hot water bath 15 min.
Salsa Verde (again add cilantro just before serving)
2 1/2 lbs. tomatillos, husked & chopped (about 7 cups)
1/2 lb. (about 8) roasted, peeled, seeded anaheim peppers, chopped
2 cups chopped onions
4 garlic cloves chopped
3/4 cup lime juice
2 1/2 teaspoons pickling salt
simmer for 15 minutes. use immersion blender to puree to preferred consistency. ladle into pint or 1/2 pint jars. process 15 min. in hot water bath. (I roast my tomatillos first)
by
fseels
2008-09-28 22:55
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