Spicy Sweet Salsa Recipes

SPICY SALSA

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the tomatoes, plum tomatoes, green onions, peppers, celery, cilantro, garlic, lime juice, pepper and salt to taste. Refrigerate for 45 minutes before serving.

ZESTY SALSA FOR CANNING

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except tomato paste in large sauce pot.
• Simmer until desired thickness.
• Stir in tomato paste.
• Ladle hot salsa into hot jars leaving 1/4 inch head-space.
• Process 15 minutes in a hot water bath.
• Note: use more hot peppers for a very hot salsa or less for mild.
• It depends on how hot your peppers are and how hot you like your salsa.
• I never get close to 2 1/2 cups for our mild salsa.

SWEET AND SPICY SALSA

Steps:

• Place the ingredients in a blender in the order given - jalapenos on the bottom, tomatoes next, etc.
• Pulse for one second at at time.
• Take a wooden spoon and mix ingreditents then pulse again until blended, but not too long where it will turn to liquid.
• Serve with tortilla chips and enjoy!

SPICY SWEET PEACH SALSA

Steps:

• Pour boiling water over tomatoes; leave for one minute.
• Drain and cover with cold water.
• Peel, chop and measure to get 1 1/2 quarts (6 cups) Pour boiling water over peaches and let sit for two minutes.
• Drain water and immediately cover with cold water.
• Let sit for about 5 minutes then peel; the water baths should make the peels come off fairly easily.
• Put tomatoes and peaches into large heavy bottomed saucepan with all other ingredients.
• Boil slowly, stirring often, until thickened, about two hours.
• Remove spice bag and discard.
• Pour into sterilized pint or half pint jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace.
• Process in boiling water bath for ten minutes; cool and store.