Mild Tomato Salsa Recipe

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I got this salsa recipe from my sister, and my children and I have been making batches of it ever since. We pair pint jars with packages of tortilla chips for zesty Christmas gifts. When the kids give this present to their teachers, they can truly say they helped make it.

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Mild Tomato Salsa Recipe
  • Prep: 1-1/2 hours Process: 20 min.
  • Yield: 160 Servings
90 20 110

Ingredients

  • 36 medium tomatoes, peeled and quartered
  • 4 medium green peppers, chopped
  • 3 large onions, chopped
  • 2 cans (12 ounces each) tomato paste
  • 1-3/4 cups white vinegar
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 medium sweet red pepper, chopped
  • 1 celery rib, chopped
  • 15 garlic cloves, minced
  • 4 to 5 jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped
  • 1/4 cup canning salt
  • 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

Directions

  • In a large stockpot, cook tomatoes, uncovered, over medium heat for 20 minutes. Drain, reserving 2 cups liquid. Return tomatoes to the pot.
  • Stir in the green peppers, onions, tomato paste, vinegar, sugar, red pepper, celery, garlic, jalapenos, canning salt, hot pepper sauce and reserved tomato liquid. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour, stirring frequently.
  • Ladle hot mixture into hot jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Adjust caps. Process for 20 minutes in a boiling-water bath. Yield: 10 pints.

Editor's Note: Wear disposable gloves when cutting hot peppers; the oils can burn skin. Avoid touching your face.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 tablespoons) equals 14 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 182 mg sodium, 3 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, trace protein.

Originally published as Mild Tomato Salsa in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2006, p56

Tip

Salsa Gift

For a pretty gift, I tie hot red peppers to a jar of homemade canned salsa and decorate it with raffia. —Karen Shaw, Selden, Kansas

Medium-Bodied White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a medium-bodied white wine such as Riesling or Gewürtztraminer

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Reviewed on Jan. 01, 2012 by kids chauffer

I use a little less sugar and I add red yellow and orange peppers omitting the hot sauce, I have recieved many compliments on this and give jars away as a gift


Reviewed on Oct. 09, 2011 by Northernflowers

My family can't get enough of this salsa! It is absolutely the best salsa ever. Maybe it is the fresh tomatoes, anyhow it is full of flavor. I plan on canning all my tomatoes into salsa next year and we have a huge garden. Thankyou for the recipe.


Reviewed on Sep. 30, 2011 by vickyfoland

What kind of red and green peppers should you use? Bell peppers?


Reviewed on Sep. 12, 2011 by BarbKLong

My family loves this recipe.I have canned this salsa several times.This is the best salsa I have tasted. Thank you for sharing it. I will not be buying store bought salsa again. One thing I did was reduce the sugar to half it was a little sweet,but I test it each time starting with a 1/4 of a cup. Thanks again.


Reviewed on Sep. 11, 2011 by iskabibble

This is the best salsa I've ever made. I added a drained black beans to the tomato mixture right before processing. I've told several of my friends about this recipe too.


Reviewed on Sep. 11, 2011 by iskabibble

I made this salsa and it's excellent. I've told my daughter and several friends about this recipe. I added a can of black beans. I drained them first, and right before I was ready to pack the jars, I added it into the tomato sause mixture and processed like specified.


Reviewed on Aug. 27, 2011 by auntiggy

We love this Salsa, I tweeked it a little bit by adding cilantro and some spices. We made it last year and it was gone very fast ~ this year we are making several batches!!!! Gotta have enough for the whole year!


Reviewed on Aug. 26, 2011 by heishman01

This is the best recipe ever! I made this last year and people are asking me again to make it again. I can't keep enough in my pantry. Thank you.


Reviewed on Aug. 18, 2011 by ladyleeme1

Tried this recipe for the first time and was so very thrilled with the outcome. It is a bit of work as we cut all the veggies up by hand. But well worth it. We doubled the batch and got 21 pints and a bowl for the fridge from it. YUMMMY


Reviewed on Jul. 21, 2011 by smalltowngirl_VA

We love this salsa!! I made some last summer and it wasn't enough! So this year I've already made two batches and plan on making several more if I have enough tomatoes. Even my 5 year old daughter loves this stuff.

 
 
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