Best Salsa Recipe

Happy Cinco de Mayo!  This day calls for a great Salsa recipe.  And I have one!  Over the years I have experimented over and over with different salsa recipes.  I finally found one that is as close to restaurant style as possible. This recipe originated from Ree Drummond who runs The Pioneer Woman website. In fact she titled the blog "Restaurant Style Salsa".  I have changed it to fit my tastes.   There are so many uses for salsa.  You can put some in your scrambled eggs or in any soups that you are making that need to be spiced up. If you are a salsa lover like me you can eat this anytime of day!

Ingredients: 1 can (28 ounce) of Whole Tomatoes with Juice
                  2 cans (10 ounce each) of Rotel diced tomatoes with green chilies
                  1/2 cup diced red onions (original recipe calls for 1/4 cup regular onions)
                  3 cloves Garlic, minced (original recipe calls for 1 clove)
                  1 whole Jalapeno, sliced thin (I buy the biggest one I can find)
                  1/4 teaspoon of Sugar
                  1/4 teaspoon of Salt
                  1/4 teaspoon of ground Cumin
                  1 bunch of Cilantro (recipe calls for 1/2 cup)
                  1 whole Lime juice (recipe calls for 1/2 Lime)

Throw everything in a food processor (see note below) and pulse.  I pulse 15 pulses which is perfect for me.  Refrigerate for at least an hour before serving.

Now let me note that you will need a very large food processor for this makes a lot of salsa.  If you do not have a large food processor then just process or blend in a blender by the batches. 

Also, I usually use store brand whole tomatoes and tomatoes with green chilies.  If you want to buy the name brand that is fine.  In this recipe I used Publix store brand.

I like my salsa hot so be sure to test seasonings and adjust as needed. Keeps for at least 3 days in fridge.  The salsa gets kind of runny after the third day.

I usually serve these in decorative bowls. (or just a big glass bowl if it is just my husband and I eating)

And I also jar the salsa up and give away to my neighbors.  They love it.

Enjoy!