Hatch, New Mexico, Fresh Tomato Salsa

Title:
Hatch, New Mexico, Fresh Tomato Salsa

Yield:
1 Servings

Categories:
Salsa




Ingredients:





 1 1/2 c  Diced fresh tomatoes


     1 tb Diced seeded fresh or canned


          -jalapeno pepper (see other


          -chile choices; opposite)


     3 tb Finely diced onion


     2 tb Finely chopped fresh


          -cilantro


     1 tb Balsamic vinegar or fresh


          -lime juice


     1    Clove garlic; minced


   1/4 ts Salt






 In medium bowl combine all ingredients. Let stand, covered, at room


 temperature for 30 minutes.


 


 WHAT DO I DO WITH MY SALSA? *For a hot fondue salsa, mix a little


 reduced-fat Monterey Jack or Cheddar cheese with the salsa and heat it up


 in a microwave oven on medium or half power. Absolutely delicious with raw


 vegetables for dipping-carrots, blanched broccoli flowerets, string beans,


 or sugar-snap peas. Also good with baked low-fat chips or corn tortilla


 wedges you bake in the oven until crispy. *Stir into nonfat sour cream for


 a baked-potato topping. *Mix into a reduced-fat or nonfat salad dressing


 for extra zip. *Whisk a little into soup just before serving for a blast of


 flavor. *Combine with your favorite meatloaf mixture.


 


 HOW HOT DO YOU LIKE YOUR SALSA? Pick one of these, chop it, and toss it


 into the salsa: Mild--anaheim chile, Hot--jalapeno chile, Very hot--serrano


 chile, Off the charts--habanero chile,


 


 CAN'T STAND THE HEAT? To tame a chile pepper, slice the pepper in half


 lengthwise, scrape out the seeds, and cut away the membranes--that's where


 all the tear-causing heat is.


 


 TO PLAY IT SAFE, wear rubber gloves. And whatever you do, don't scratch


 your eyes or touch any other sensitive spot on your body until everything


 is well scrubbed-- or you'll know why grizzly bears stay clear of pepper


 plants MAKES 2 CUPS


 


 NOTES : 3 Calories, 0 g Protein, Trace of fat (9 % fat), 1 g Carbohydrate,


      18 mg Sodium,0 mg Cholesterol


 


 Recipe by: Farewell To Fat


 


 Posted to TNT Recipes Digest, Vol 01, Nr 941 by The Jones Family


 
on Jan 15, 1998