Our friend Spencer makes the best salsa. Whenever we have get-togethers, someone always asks her to make it. I got the recipe from her a while back and ever since, I have not purchased any store-bought salsa. Her recipe is so easy and so yummy! It takes like, 5 minutes to make...less time than walking down the salsa aisle in the store. You definitely have to try it. You will be a convert, too!
Tonight we had Taco Night and, of course, Spencer's salsa made an appearance. I also found something new and tasty in the store. I discovered this Frontera taco sauce (and no, I'm not getting paid to advertise this...I wish!). It is a sauce packet in the Mexican Aisle...the one I got was the Taco Skillet with Red Chile and Cumin. I just added it to some lean ground beef (you can use turkey) and onion that I browned and simmered it for about 10 minutes. Really good! There is a whole line of these sauces (although my local store only had 2). It really was flavorful and made the tacos special. Give it a try and enjoy!
Spencer's Salsa
1 clove garlic, peeled
1/2-1 jalapeno, seeded
1 large handful fresh cilantro
1/2 medium onion
1 14 oz can fire roasted tomatoes, drained
1 14-oz can tomatoes and green chilies (like Rotel), drained (use desired heat level)
juice of 1/2 lime
pinch of kosher salt
grind of black pepper
In a food processor, add garlic, jalapeno and cilantro and process until finely minced. Add the remaining ingredients and pulse until desired consistency is reached. Enjoy!
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