This version of a classic Spanish salsa combines a slow-cooked tomato sauce including zest of lemon, cilantro, ripe mangos, and lemon juice. For hot salsa use 3 habanero peppers. For ‘fuego’ (fire) use 3 Habanero and 3 Jamaican peppers. Goes great with chips, chicken, rice, or beans.
Original recipe makes 8 servings
Ingredients
6 tomatoes
ice water
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 lemon, zested and juiced
3 tomatoes, diced
2 green bell peppers, diced
2 ripe mangoes – peeled, pitted, and diced
1/2 Spanish onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 1/2 habanero peppers, diced
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PREP
30 mins
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COOK
1 hr 5 mins
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READY IN
2 hrs 10 mins
Directions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil; add 6 tomatoes. Boil tomatoes until skin starts to peel, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove tomatoes with a slotted spoon and place in a bowl of ice water until cool enough to handle, about 5 minutes. Peel skin, cut in half, and remove seeds. Blend seeded tomatoes in a blender until smooth.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over high heat. Cook and stir 2 cloves garlic until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Add pureed tomatoes, cilantro, and lemon zest; bring to a boil, lower heat, cover, and simmer about 1 hour.
- Place 3 diced tomatoes, green bell pepper, mangoes, onion, and 2 cloves garlic in a large bowl. Pour tomato mixture into bowl; stir to coat. Add lemon juice, vinegar, and habanero peppers; mix well. Chill in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 86 kcal
Carbohydrates: 17 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Fat: 2.2 g
Fiber: 3.4 g
Protein: 2 g
Sodium: 16 mg