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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.
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
Salsa GiftFor a pretty gift, I tie hot red peppers to a jar of homemade canned salsa and decorate it with raffia. —Karen Shaw, Selden, Kansas
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
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Reviewed on Sep. 22, 2012 by wendy234
This is truly the best salsa recipe ever. I never made salsa before because I had never tasted a recipe that I liked enough to go through all the work. That has all changed now. This is my second year of making this recipe and everyone that tries it loves it. It is sweet, but I like it that way. It is not a hot salsa, but you can add a few more or some seeds from the jalapenos to make it hotter. My son doesn't like his salsa so chunky so he does a spin or two in our ninja blender.
Reviewed on Jul. 18, 2012 by 6foreverpaws
This is the BEST salsa ever !! The hubby can not get enough of it. I used roma tomatoes fresh from the garden. It asked for 36 med. tomatoes, I figured 2 to 3 roma tomatoes for 1 med. tomato. I used banana peppers in place of the green peppers, omitted the jalapeno by adding 1 extra red pepper plus did away with the celery and hot pepper sauce. For a little spice I sprinkled it with crushed red pepper and it came out GREAT. I will never buy store bought salsa again. This has the best taste and I am not a fan of salsa but this one is wonderful. Thank you for sharing this receipe it is a keeper in my household.
Reviewed on Jul. 02, 2012 by bdstickles
My husband and I made this salsa last summer with our own garden tomatoes. He wasn't too keen on the sweetness of it (I really liked it), but we absolutely loved the flavor of it! We had all kinds of friends commenting on it too. It has just enough heat to be medium spice, and I'm sure it would be easy to just add or subtract the hot peppers if you like it differently. We ran out a few months ago and have been impatiently waiting to make some more. Will be making LOTS this year so we have enough till next summer. Definitely recommend making this, and it's not hard at all, just takes a bit of time. Thanks for the great recipe!!!
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.
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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