Well today is an easy one, it's salsa. There are so many different type's and varieties of salsa. For our traditional salsa we're just going to do a basic pico de gallo, which is a Mexican salsa based off of tomatoes and our original salsa were going to be making a Mango, Pineapple salsa. It's gonna be very sweet and tangy with a nice kick. So here we go.....
Pico De Gallo:
3 cloves garlic, minced
about 10 medium sized tomatoes, small dice
1 onion, small dice
2-3 Jalopeno peppers, seeded and minced
1 yellow pepper, seeded and minced
1 green pepper, seeded and minced
1 cup canned stewed tomatoes, drained(save the juice), chopped
2 tbsp cumin(more if needed)
Salt and Pepper to taste
1//2 cup cilantro, chopped
1.) Mix everything together except tomato juice and taste for seasoning Add enough juice to make it a little wet, but not too wet. Adjust seasoning. Serve right away or refrigerate.
Mango Pineapple Salsa:
4 mango's, peeled and med. dice
1 Pineapple
1 papaya, peeled, seeded and med. dice
2 Red peppers
1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
2 tbsp honey
2 tbsp cumin
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 Jalopenos, seeded and minced
Salt and Pepper, to taste
1.) Preheat a grill or a grill pan.
2.) Peel pineapple, remove the core and cut into circles. Grill long enough on both sides to get grill marks. When all are grilled medium dice them.
3.) Roast the red peppers. When all are roasted peel the skin, remove the seeds and mince.
4.) Mix everything together and taste. Adjust seasoning.
5.) Serve right away and refrigerate.
With these recipes either one is good. Neither one is better then the other. It all depends on who you are serving. If your guests prefer something savory then give them the pico, but if they prefer something sweet then give them the mango. Both of these are a little spicy. You can make them spicier by adding more cumin.
As always I hope you enjoy, and please let me know what you think. Bon Appetit Chef Mikey!!!
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