Saturday, June 9, 2012

Some Kind of Salsa

Pictured with Tortilla Chips

     Salsa is one of America's most popular condiments, second only to ketchup (or well ahead of ketchup if you go by cost instead of volume, which would be silly.) The problem with salsa is that it is expensive, can be ridiculously over salted, and if you try a lot of different types instead of sticking with the first brand that you enjoy, you're in for A LOT of disappointments between salsas that are worth eating.  So here is a basic salsa recipe that you can fuck around with and customize. In addition to the normal measurements I'm going to include a quick note as to what each ingredient brings to the salsa flavor wise.

Here's What You'll Need:
4 Diced Medium Tomatoes (Sweet and tangy, Tomatoes make up the body of your salsa)
1/2 Diced Red Onion (Sweet with a bit of bite)
1/2 Diced White Onion ( Tangy and somewhat Spicy)
1 Clove Minced Garlic (Garlic brings.... well you know, Garlic flavor)
3 Sprigs Minced Cilantro ( A classic Salsa flavor Cilantro tastes light and Springlike, but also sort of soapy, in a good way)
1 Lime worth of Juice (Freshness and acidity)
1 Tablespoon Sriacha Sauce (Heat, lots of heat)
2 Teaspoons Agave Nectar (Sweetness that mellows some of the harsher flavors and helps them meld)
1 1/2 Teaspoons of Kosher Salt (Salt doesn't make things salty unless you add way too much, it makes all of the other flavors more vibrant.)
1 Teaspoon Fresh Cracked Black Pepper ( Spice and flavor)

Here's What You'll Do:

1. Mix everything together.
2a. Enjoy it.
2b. Don't enjoy it, then modulate the amounts of all these ingredients until you do like it, then write your new ingredients list down as your own personal salsa recipe and blow your friends minds with it.

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