Mild Tomato Salsa Recipe

Mild Tomato Salsa Recipe Mild Tomato Salsa Recipe photo by Taste of Home Rating 5

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

Sweet Red Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a sweet red wine.

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Reviewed on Oct. 03, 2010 by heishman01

This is the best salsa ever. I made 20 pints today. Thank you for sharing this recipe.

Reviewed on Aug. 31, 2010 by justme63

I have made this recipe for a couple of years now. This year I'm giving over 7 cases of this

tasteful, most requested recipe for Christmas gifts along with the tortilla chips. I do however modify the recipe to suit our taste. I omit the celery ribs and add 2 or 3 ears of fresh corn cut off the cobb. Not only does it make the salsa pretty, but extremely tasty! And since we raise and sell over 30 acres of sweet corn and other garden fresh farm grown produce at several farmers markets, I use what I grow! You will not be disappointed in this recipe! So fill up your shelves....winter is coming!

Reviewed on Jul. 22, 2010 by smalltowngirl_VA

I just made this recipe, exactly as written! It is wonderful!! Even my 4 year old daughter couldn't get enough. Can't wait to make another batch!

Reviewed on Nov. 17, 2009 by lananadine

I've made two batches of this salsa, and everyone loves it, the recipe has been requested by anyone who tastes it.

Reviewed on Oct. 27, 2009 by cloreep

This salsa was great, but it needed cumin, which I added once I tasted it and it went from a 4-star to a 5-star recipe!

Reviewed on Oct. 27, 2009 by mimia

I found this recipe and made a batch. my family loved it. I ended up making 90 pint jars. We are going through it so fast, I hope we have enough. It is best made with Vidilla Onions. This recipe is awesome!!!!

Reviewed on Aug. 30, 2009 by booko1

This is a great recipe! It's easy and even my kids think it has enough heat. I used hotter peppers than the jalapenos. I will make this often. Thanks!

Reviewed on Aug. 20, 2009 by boboslove2003

try a habanero pepper, that'll do it.

Reviewed on Aug. 13, 2009 by johnboy2

Try some chopped onions and a dash of hot sauce and some garlic chopped fine-you want heat, oh baby is that heat! It'll keep you warm all winter!

Reviewed on Jul. 10, 2009 by pipsaire

This is a geat recipe. I cut it in half and added some cummin (1 tsp) and about a cup of cilantro. The flavor is great but needs more kick. Maybe best not to seed one or two Jalapenos if you want to kick it up notch. I used 4 seeded peppers nd still no heat.

Ben Griffith

 
 

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