Put those summer tomatoes to good use and make some Garden Fresh Salsa! Bonus points if you’re into canning and make extra to eat year-round!
Hi Friends!
I’m glad you all enjoyed Mr. Bean’s guest past so much yesterday. You’ve successfully inflated his ego, increased his twitter following and given him blog post fever all in one day. He’s already plotting his next post.
Until then, you’re stuck with me 🙂 And I have a new recipe to share with you guys! Let’s talk salsa.
If you follow me on Instagram or read my Weekly Eats posts, you’ve probably noticed that I’m mildly obsessed with salsa. And not just any salsa- Jack’s Hot Salsa. I put it on pretty much everything. So good.
I’ve been meaning to try to replicate said salsa for a while now. I actually love their ingredient list and don’t mind buying it…but it’s always fun to be able to make something yourself.
I was also looking to test out my new Ball FreshTECH Automatica Canner. I was sent this canner by Food & Nutrition Magazine (FOR FREE) to review independently of the blog, but I loved it so much I thought I’d share a little bit about it with you guys. Lemme tell ya, it is awesome. I’ve always been afraid of canning but this machine literally does all the work for you. You put the jars in, press a button and it preheats them. Then take them out one at a time, fill with whatever you’re canning, stick them back in, press another button and voila! Just take them out when they’re done and that’s it.
Anyways, I’m fully aware that February isn’t exactly tomato season here in Ohio…but I love salsa so much that I figured this would be the perfect opportunity to test out my canner AND test out a salsa recipe.
So I adjusted one of the basic salsa recipes that came with my canner and here’s what I came up with:
PrintGarden Fresh Salsa
A close imitation of Jack’s Hot Garden Fresh Salsa
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Ingredients
- 3 pounds tomatoes, peeled, cored, seeded and diced (approx 5 cups)
- 1 cup onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- ⅓ – ½ cup white vinegar
- 2–4 hot peppers (i used 2 serrano & 2 jalapeno)
- ½ cup chopped cilantro
- 1 tsp kosher salt
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a food processor and pulse until desired consistency is reached.
- Taste and add more vinegar if desired.
A few things. The canning recipe called for you to add all the ingredients to a pot, bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes. So that’s what I did since I was testing out the canner…You can do that if you want, however, I don’t think it’s necessary and I won’t be doing it for the next batch of salsa I make.
I cannot wait to try this during tomato season with some fresh, juicy farmer’s market tomatoes! Oh, and here’s a shot of the canner in action:
Happy scooping!
Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
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Mildly obsessed with salsa? That’s like saying you don’t mind avocados!
Except for that silly cilantro- This looks so simple and tasty- so intrigued by this canning device!
i’ve never made my own salsa before – looks good though!
This looks great…and perfect for Superbowl Sunday! Thanks for sharing!
OOOH this is perfect for mixing into our turkey muffins before we bake!!
I so wish it was tomato season now! Or at least warm enough to stand outside for more than 10 seconds without freezing my face off. Your garden salsa post totally has me pining for summer! 🙂
Store bought salsa will never compare to homemade! I make big batches at a time but I never thought about canning it.
Yum! Now I am trying to make everything I can from scratch, this will be a great recipe when I need to make salsa! I love that you have a canning machine….that is on my want list….but first I should just be happy with my new food processor 🙂 You have given me plenty of recipes for that in the past!
Keep up the good work (which you, of course, will 🙂 )
Looks beautiful and yummy! I’m jealous of your canner- I have the old school canning equipment, but it works… hoping to put it to good use again this summer!
I love salsa, especially if it’s super spicy! This version looks awesome!
Oh how I love salsa! This looks great!
I was just thinking the other day that I’d love to start canning. This machine makes it look semi easy. You need to visit SoCal where the tomatoes are looking good! We’ve had summer conditions all winter. Our strawberries are coming into season too and they are so good this year! The strawberry field were most of the worlds supply comes from is about 15 miles from my house. If the Strawberry council is reading–SEND HER OUT HERE! xoxo
I love a good salsa! This sounds fantastic (and bring on tomato season!)
That looks amazing! Can you send some! 😉
I love putting salsa on ALL THE FOOD too! How long do you think this would last (I don’t have a canner)?
Salsa is one of the best things ever! I have never made my own because I have always been intimidated by it for some reason. This recipe sounds super easy though, so I think I am going to HAVE to give it a try :).
Chips and Salsa have been my go-to snack lately! So this is perfect!
Oh my yum!! This looks delicious! Thank you for sharing 🙂
This looks delicious! I love salsa too! Thanks for sharing.
Homemade salsa is the best! I’ve never canned anything before, but that little machine sounds so handy.
I love homemade salsa! I will have to give this recipe a try! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
I love love salsa! I’ve tried a few times to make some homemade batches, but they all turned out to be duds. This one looks SO good I will definitely try it!
I love a fresh salsa – and love that you tried canning!
Yum, super simple! Love it and just in time for Super Bowl! 🙂
I would LOVE to try out that canner! I really need to look into it!
And mmm Jack’s salsa 🙂
Looks good! I’ve never peeled tomatoes – would it work to not peel them?
Looks good!
This salsa looks so fresh and light! I love it! I think it would even be great with some diced avocados. I too love Jack’s! This is a must try! Thank you!