I had fully intended to make this salsa in the summer when I had easy access to fresh tomatoes. You know what they say about good intentions??? Well, my intention was to make it in the summer but ended up being the week before Christmas and I had to use canned, diced tomatoes instead of fresh. It still turned out well but would have been even better with fresh! This salsa would make for a great snack with your favourite tortilla chips or even crackers, or used in whatever recipe you have that calls for salsa.
Sandie
Here are all the ingredients I used to make the salsa.
I washed and chopped all the vegetables (using my food processor to save time) and added them to the pot with the canned tomatoes (draining 2 of the cans before adding them), tomato paste, ground cumin, minced garlic and vinegar.
I brought this mixture to a boil over medium high heat before lowering the temperature to medium and allowing it to simmer for about 15 minutes to thicken it.
I spooned the salsa into my prepared jars, wiped down the rims and put on the lids and rings.
I processed the jars in a hot water bath for 20 minutes. I removed them from the pan, placing them on the counter with a towel until they were fully cooled.
I wiped down the jars and applied the labels…. and now I have some nice, not TOO hot, salsa that I added to our Christmas Preserve baskets!
Recipe
Homemade Salsa
Preparation Time: 20 minutes Cooking Time: 25 minutes Processing Time: 20 minutes Servings: 12 + 125 ml jars
Ingredients
- 4 cans diced tomatoes
- 1 large red onion
- 2 green peppers
- 6 jalapeno peppers
- 5 tsp. minced garlic
- 2 cans tomato paste
- 1 1/2 cups vinegar
- 2 tsp. ground cumin
Directions
- Prepare jars and set aside.
- Wash and chop vegetables.
- Add vegetables, tomatoes, cumin, vinegar, tomato paste and minced garlic to large pot and mix to combine.
- Bring mixture to a boil over medium high heat.
- Lower heat to medium and allow mixture to simmer for about 15 minutes to thicken.
- Ladle salsa into prepared jars, wiping down rims before adding lids and rings.
- Process in a hot water bath for 20 minutes.
- Remove from pan and allow to cool completely.
- Wipe down jars and apply labels.
- Store in a dark cool place.
Wow, that didn’t take much time! It looks delicious. 🙂
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Thank you, no it doesn’t take very long to make, although Dillon makes his in the crockpot and it turns out well… his just never lasts long enough for him to can it lol!
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I made Salsa a couple of times in the past with packaged Salsa seasoning, but Hubby didn’t really care for it. But that was also a few years ago in my early days of canning attempts. Not sure if it was the seasoning or one of my kitchen disasters.. 🙂
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Lol. I know all about kitchen disasters…. I don’t think anyone gets away without having multiple disasters! Some of mine have become treasured family stories lol!
I don’t think I’ve ever seen packaged seasoning mix for salsa or I might have tried it as well!
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It’s with the jars and other canning stuff in stores. There are different kinds of pickle mixes and Salsa mixes in a couple of different heat levels. I think the brand name is Mrs. Wages.
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Thank you, I’ll have to check it out!
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looks great. i love to make sauces, dips, ketchups & pickles. they are satisfying to bottle 🙂
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It is very satisfying to make those types of foods yourself… even better you know exactly what’s in it!
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I love love love to make salsa! You’re look so pretty too!
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Lol. Thank you! Usually it’s Dillon who makes the salsa around here but I thought it would be a nice addition to our baskets this year!
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