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Spicy Tomato Salsa
Prep Time 8 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course salsa, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine Caribbean, Latin American, Mexican
Ingredients
  
  • 6 medium tomatoes
  • 1-3 fresh jalapeno or serrano chillies
  • half a white onion
  • 1-2 cloves garlic
  • small bunch of fresh coriander
  • salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
 
  • place the tomatoes and chillies in a pan with enough water to cover. Bring to the boil and poach gently for 7-10 minutes
  • Finely chop the onion, garlic and coriander
  • remove the tomatoes and chillies from the pan and keep back the simerring liquid.
  • Skin the the tomatoes and place them with the chillies into  blender or food processor. Blend briefly, then add the remaining ingredients and blend some more to achieve a coarse or smooth salsa depending on yor taste. You can thin your salsa with a little of the simmering liquid. Finally season to taste
  • Alternatively use a molcajete to create a chunkier texture.