Sunday, January 16, 2011

Salsa

This dip turned out quite zesty....I was pleased.  It's probably not usual to grind the roasted veggies in a food processor, but I wanted all my flavors to really blend together.  I used the second can of diced tomatoes to return a bit of chunky texture to the final mix.  It was kind of a cross between my mole sauce and salsa really.

The sauce ended up quite a dark color....but that will happen when you have a ton of peppers and cilantro...ehehehe.  Hmmm.....I bet this would make an amazing pizza sauce....but then I think just about anything would make a neat pizza sauce.  ;)


Salsa

1 sweet onion
1 banana peppers
3 ancho peppers
6 jalapeno peppers
1/2 cup cilantro
1 tbls diced garlic
1 14 oz can no salt added petite diced tomatoes
1/4 cup lime juice
1 tsp cajun seasoning
1 tsp Mrs. Dash chipotle seasoning
1 tbls sugar*
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 14oz can no salt added petite diced tomatoes, drained

Slice up peppers and onions and roast under the broiler for about 10 minutes, until they have a nice color. Toss roasted vegetables into food processor with garlic, cilantro, and tomatoes and grind until relatively smooth. Transfer mixture to a saucepan adding in all remaining ingredients except the second can of drained diced tomatos and stir well. Over medium heat bring mixture to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes or so. Stir occasionally.  Remove from heat and stir in drained petite diced tomatoes.  Serve with tortilla chips.  Dip away!

*Instead of using sugar I tossed in a pack of Truvia.

29 comments:

  1. Wow! That salsa looks amazing. I will be giving this one a shot later. Thank you for posting this.

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  2. That salsa sounds incredible. All those veggies and spices in one bite! YUM!

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  3. This sounds really tasty! I love that you used so many different peppers.

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  4. My fav Mexican restaurant in ATL serves a roasted salsa kind of like this... I'll eat 3 bowls and chips and always end up being too full to order.

    Love it!

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  5. Salsa's been on my list a while. This looks yum!

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  6. I love salsas. I like the darker colour and I think it adds a nice rich flavour that you don't get from a fresh veggie salsa. Perfect for all sorts of applications (like pizza!)
    Very tasty looking indeed. MMMMMM.....just thinking about it helps warm me up!

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  7. Love it! I like your use of banana peppers along with the other chiles. Looks delicious!!

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  8. roasted vegetables salsa has indeed amazing flavors and we serve it also with fish; yours looks fantastic!

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  9. That's a chunky, delicious bowl of salsa! Perfect for this lazy Sunday to enjoy with a big bag of tortilla chips. Will be perfect for Superbowl Sunday!! :)

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  10. I love fresh salsa, so good and so many ways to make it!

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  11. I love that you used so many different peppers!

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  12. Sauce and dip in the same post. You're speakin' my language. Sounds like a fantastic salsa.

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  13. This sounds really good! I am such a salsa junkie!

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  14. I can imagine roasting the tomatoes puts this right over the edge! I'm a fool for salsas of all sorts, and this looks remarkably good! Good enough, in fact, to make me replenish my jalapeno supply ...

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  15. This sounds like an incredibly flavorful salsa! I love your idea of using it as a pizza sauce...maybe a taco pizza? Mmm, I bet it would be delicious!

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  16. Ohh jalapeños, such an usual thing in the USA but so hard to find and overpriced here in Portugal. Back in June when I was in California I would always buy a jalapeño bagel for breakfast :)

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  17. spicy sweet heat are 3 magic words to me....not to mention cilantro - that just makes the world go round for me! Sounds like and awesome salsa!

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  18. I love this salsa! Well, to tell the truth, I have never seen a salsa I don't like! I love salsa...I need to try this recipe, it sounds delish! :)

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  19. The sight makes my mouth water. Got to try out your version making this winter night scorching hot. Bookmarked.

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  20. Your Salsa looks so rich and so fravoured :) I love it!!

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  21. Any recipe that measures cilantro by the cup is my kinda recipe! Zesty is exactly right! Yum!!

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  22. wow this looks wonderful and so flavorful!

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  23. Sounds like amazingly flavorful salsa with all those different chile peppers you used!

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  24. Luv the idea of hot peppers in the winter-time!!! I could do some serious snacking damage with a salsa like this!

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  25. like everything about this one... esp the Cajun seasoning in there to add another layer of flavor... now this would be good with so many things - thanks for stopping by my site & commenting on the apple yogurt crumb pie, which, was a very non-traditional crust

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  26. Look at all of those goodies, I bet it would indeed make a wonderful pizza sauce :)

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  27. Thanks for sharing! This sounds so flavorful! I'm going to make it.

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  28. I want to grab some tortilla chips and your bowl of salsa and sit infront of the tv and munch my night away...lol

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  29. Oh, this salsa sounds so good. I'm making it soon. Thanks for sharing

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