Shirleys Cilantro Lime Salsa Recipes

FRESH SALSA WITH CILANTRO & LIME

Steps:

• Finely dice tomatoes & onion and place in medium glass mixing bowl. Add chopped cilantro.
• Slice jalapenos in half to remove the seeds and the membrane than that holds them. Finely dice peppers and add to tomatoes and onion. (Note: The membrane is where the heat of the pepper comes from. How much of the membrane you leave in the pepper will determine the heat of your salsa. You may want to wear gloves while you work with the jalapenos. If not, wash hands thoroughly with dish washing liquid afterwards and do not touch face.)
• Add vinegar, garlic, chili powder and 2 tsp of salt and sugar. Toss well. Taste to determine if another tsp of salt and/or sugar is needed.
• Squeeze lime over salsa. Toss once more. Cover and refrigerate or serve immediately with tortilla chips or with any Tex Mex dish.

EASY CILANTRO LIME ROTEL SALSA

Steps:

• Dice/chop the onion based on your preferences. I prefer to chop mine in a food processor.
• Remove cilantro leaves from stems. Discard stems, and chop cilantro leaves or run through food processor slightly.
• If you prefer really chunky salsa, then simply mix all ingredients together.
• I prefer a more blended salsa, so I use a food processor to make my Rotel and petite diced tomatoes a bit smaller.
• I never measure the minced garlic, cumin, lime juice, salt, or pepper, so the amounts are all estimates. You can adjust to your own personal tastes.
• Enjoy! I've been known to just eat it straight from the bowl. :-).

CILANTRO LIME SALSA

Steps:

• 1. Drain tomatoes well, reserving juice. In medium bowl, stir together all ingredients. Add back some of the tomato juice to make salsa the consistency you prefer.
• 2. You may also puree half the salsa and add back to the rest, for a smoother consistency.
• 3. Great served over chicken or fish, fajitas, chili, and of course as a dip.
• 4. Variation: add 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed, and 1 can white shoepeg corn, drained and rinsed. This makes a hearty bean and corn salsa.

CILANTRO-LIME SALSA

Steps:

• In medium bowl, stir together all ingredients.
• Serve with tortilla chips as desired.