Recipe - Salsa Fresca - Adapted

1 pound Tomatoes; peeled and chopped
One half cup Onion; finely chopped
2 Jalapeno chile peppers;
seeded and chopped
1 teaspoon Red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon Lime juice
One half teaspoon Dried oregano
One half teaspoon Salt
1 Clove garlic; minced
1 tablespoon Fresh cilantro; optional

To peel tomatoes the easy way, immerse them in boiling water for 30
seconds, then dip in cold water. the skins will start to peel off on their
own.

In a medium bowl, combine tomatoes, onion and chile. Add remaining
ingredients. Mix well. Let sauce stand 2 hours to blend flavors. Serve at
room temperature.

Makes 2 cups

Lisa'a notes: If you want this to be hotter, do not seed the jalapeno. The
heat of jalapenos comes from the seeds and the white skin that holds the
seeds to the outside of the chile. I usually seed and "devein" both
jalapenos, then add about one quarter of the seeds & "veins" back into the
salsa. This is not very hot. I also like it very chunky and liquidy, so I
leave it in edible size pieces. If you like it thicker, you can add ketchup
or you can puree part of the salsa (I prefer the latter, so that you don't
add all that sugar from the ketchup).

Recipe by: "Mexican Cookery" by Barbara Hansen

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #894 by Elisabeth Johnston
ejohn03@emory.edu on Nov 9, 1997