salsalicious

i had the urge to post this salsa recipe for you to enjoy on cinco de mayo.

or if you are like me, you can enjoy this easy-to-make, lime-bursting salsa every week. yes, i make it pretty much on a weekly basis. it’s so delicious and healthy. it must be my love for tomatoes and cilantro. this salsa has layer after layer of flavors and it is salsalicious.

chop everything separately in a food processor or blender, or by hand. mix ingredients in a bowl. season with lime and sea salt. and you are on your way to a mind blowing, yet simple mexican salsa.

i LOVE lime. i grew up in south america, and lime is actually our lemon. so i overuse it in this recipe. but, there’s no such thing. try it and you’ll see that this salsa has the most balanced lime ratio than most of them out there. at least i like justifying my love for lime and how good it tastes in this salsa :)

you can check out my guacamole recipe here. my husband asked me to tell you that he highly recommends it ;)

here’s the how-to and recipe. enjoy!

finely chop onions and jalapeño.

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proceed to chop tomatoes in a food processor or with a knife.

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add the tomatoes to onions and jalapeño.

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salsa is nothing without the lime. it definitely enhances all the layers in this appetizer.

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i barely chop the cilantro as you can see :)

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serve with chips or with mexican dishes!

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salsalicious {salsa}

ingredients:

3 ripe plum tomatoes, or any other kind
1/2 jalapeño pepper, finely chopped {more or less, depending how spicy you like it}
1/2 small red onion, finely chopped
1/2 bush cilantro, roughly chopped
2 limes, juiced {more if needed}
sea salt to taste {i add about 1/2 teaspoon}

serves 8 people.

directions:

  1. cube tomatoes and add to food processor. pulse several times until you get small chunks but also some liquid from the tomatoes.
  2. if you like your salsa pico de gallo style, pulse about 3 to 5 times. You can also chop the tomatoes with a knife in small cubes.
  3. in a medium bowl, add chopped tomatoes, cilantro, onions, jalapeño, lime and sea salt. stir all ingredients. taste and add more lime or salt if needed.
  4. serve with chips, pita chips, Mexican dishes and more.
  5. refrigerate in an airtight container for up to three days.

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simply easy guacamole

i’ve been making guacamole for more than 5 years now … the same recipe, over and over again, and we just can’t get enough. is that good!

this is one of those recipes that is so easy and simple to make that you think to yourself, “is that it?” and, “are these all the ingredients?” and, “why didn’t i think of this before?”

yes, this is that type of recipe. easy, easy, easy.

my husband wants me to make guacamole every week. i try to live up to that and wish we had an avocado farm because he will be the happiest person on earth. for now, let’s stay with the grocery store or costco.

our family knows we love guacamole so much that got us this awesome, funny and quirky bowl… it’s not guacamole, it’s holy guacamole, because it’s like a religion. haha. {just took this photos with my phone, hence the quality.}

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here’s the how-to and a few other photos we took while making it. leave me a comment sharing what is that easy recipe you always count on and never disappoints!

set up your fresh ingredients and wash cilantro thoroughly.

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be careful when cutting the avocados. i’ve cut myself a few times.

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gorgeous, right?

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i slice the avocado beforehand so it’s easy to scoop out and mash.

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i find the red onion to work best with the rest of the flavors.

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i do the majority of my prepping in the food processor. thanks mike for the awesome wedding gift!

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start building your guacamole in a bowl.

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we love spicy. so we leave the seeds and add a lot of it.

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lime or “limon” like we say in spanish, adds the perfect finishing touch to this awesome appetizer.

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jalapeño going in.

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we absolutely love cilantro and add as much as possible. we cut it roughly but you can finely chop it which works perfectly fine, too.

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add sea salt and mash with a masher or fork. you want all the ingredients to be well combined.

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aerial view.

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taste to see if it needs more lime and/or salt.

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enjoy by itself, with anything, or with nachos and other mexican dishes.

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simply easy guacamole

ingredients:

4 ripe haas avocados, cubed
juice of 2 limes {more if needed}
1 jalapeño, finely chopped {more or less, it depends how spicy you like it}
1/2 small red onion or 1 tbsp, finely chopped
1 bunch fresh cilantro, roughly chopped
sea salt to taste

serves 4-6 people. but with my husband, this recipe only serves 3, haha.

directions:

combine all ingredients and mash until well combined. taste guacamole to see if you need more salt, lime or jalapeño. serve and eat right away before starts browning! enjoy!!

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