Fresh Key Lime Salsa Food

FRESH SALSA I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place jalapeno chile peppers on a medium baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven 15 minutes, or until roasted. Remove from heat and chop off stems.
• Place jalapeno chile peppers, garlic, onion, white sugar, salt, ground cumin and diced tomatoes with green chile peppers in a blender or food processor. Chop using the pulse setting for a few seconds. Mix in whole peeled tomatoes. Chop using the pulse setting to attain desired consistency. Transfer to a medium bowl. Cover and chill in the refrigerator until serving.

FISH WITH CHILLI, MANGO & LIME SALSA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Make 3-4 slashes on each side of the fish. Rub in the seasoning, lime zest and oil, making sure you get it right into the slashes and the cavity. Place on a baking tray lined with foil and bake for 12-15 mins or until just cooked through.
• Turn the grill to high and cook for 2-3 mins more to char the skin. Cover and rest for a few mins.
• For the salsa, mix the mango, chilli, avocado, spring onions, coriander and lime juice, and season. Bring a small pan of water to the boil, add the beans and cook for 4 mins, then drain. Serve the fish with rice, beans and salsa.

EASY HOMEMADE MILD SALSA RECIPE

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients in a bowl. If you want your homemade salsa to have a smoother texture-more like jarred-pulse half the salsa in a food processor, then combine it with the remaining chunky half. Cover tightly and refrigerate for up to 5 days.

EASY NO-COOK SALSA RECIPE

Steps:

• Place everything in the chopper of food processor and pulse a few times until combined and chunky. Don't over process.

FRESH LIME SALSA RECIPE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and serve with chips. Also delicious with grilled chicken!

FRESH KEY LIME SALSA

Steps:

• In a medium size glass bowl mix together the tomatoes, jalapeno pepper, cilantro, onion, garlic, sugar, and salt and pepper.
• Combine well.
• Add in the juice.
• Cover and refrigerate for 3-4 hours before serving.
• Serve with fresh tortilla chips.

SOUTHWESTERN BLACK BEAN CAKES WITH SALSA, FRESH CILANTRO, AND KEY LIME PEPPERED MAYONNAISE

Steps:

• Coat pan with 2 teaspoons peanut oil.
• Combine beans, salsa, green onions, peppers, cilantro, bread crumbs, garlic, and chipotle sauce in a large bowl and mix well, mashing up the beans. Form 12 small patties (about the diameter of a silver dollar and 3/4 to 1-inch thick) and roll in tortilla breading.
• Heat 2 teaspoons peanut oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry patties, in batches as necessary, until golden brown and heated through.
• Serve on bed of salsa or cover with salsa and fresh cilantro. Add a small dollop of Peppered Lime Mayonnaise on top and garnish with a twist on lime.
• Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Refrigerate if not using immediately.

OLE! FRESH SALSA VERDE

Steps:

• FIRE-ROASTED METHOD: Fire-up the broiler; REMOVE tomatillo husks and rinse with warm water; remove stems from fresh jalapeno peppers.
• ARRANGE whole tomatillos and whole jalapeno pepper(s) on a broiler pan.
• BROIL until just lightly charred on top surface.
• REMOVE broiler pan when tomatillo skins are just lightly charred and split: USE a spoon or spatula to remove from broiler pan.
• SQUEEZE 2 tablespoons juice from kneaded fresh Key limes; remove leaves from 1 bunch fresh cilantro to make 3/4 cup.
• PLACE tomatilloes and desired remaining ingredients into a food processor.
• PROCESS until smooth.
• ADJUST to personal taste, if desired. It is now ready to serve, but may be simmered if desired to mellow flavor.
• SERVE any way you like.
• SNAP your fingers and shout,"OLE"!

CILANTRO LIME SALSA

Steps:

• Roughly chop the tomatoes, bell peppers, red onion, and fresh cilantro. Mince the garlic cloves. Make sure to remove the seeds, membranes, and stem from the bell peppers and cut off the tomato stems. Add it all to a large food processor cup.
• Add 2 tbsp of fresh lime juice, 1 tsp ground cumin, 1/4 tsp smoked paprika, and 1/4 tsp sea salt to the food processor. Put the lid on and pulse it a few times or until you are happy with the consistency of the salsa.
• Taste the salsa and add more lime juice and salt if it's needed. Put the salsa in an airtight container and store in the fridge for 30 minutes to chill prior to serving.

SOUTHWESTERN BLACK BEAN CAKES WITH SALSA, FRESH CILANTRO, AND KEY LIME PEPPERED MAYONNAISE

Steps:

• Coat pan with 2 teaspoons peanut oil.
• Combine beans, salsa, green onions, peppers, cilantro, bread crumbs, garlic, and chipotle sauce in a large bowl and mix well, mashing up the beans. Form 12 small patties (about the diameter of a silver dollar and 3/4 to 1-inch thick) and roll in tortilla breading.
• Heat 2 teaspoons peanut oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry patties, in batches as necessary, until golden brown and heated through.
• Serve on bed of salsa or cover with salsa and fresh cilantro. Add a small dollop of Peppered Lime Mayonnaise on top and garnish with a twist on lime.
• Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Refrigerate if not using immediately.

WW 3 POINTS - GRILLED CHICKEN AND KEY LIME SALSA

Steps:

• Combine Worcestershire sauce, 3 tablespoons of lime juice and chicken in a ziptop plastic bag.
• Refrigerate up to 4 hours.
• Meanwhile, combine remaining ingredients in a medium bowl to make salsa.
• Refrigerate for a minimum of 1 hour.
• Preheat grill or broiler.
• Grill or broil chicken until cooked through, about 4 to 5 minutes per side.
• Serve chicken with salsa.

FRESH SALSA WITH CILANTRO & LIME

Steps:

• Finely dice tomatoes & onion and place in medium glass mixing bowl. Add chopped cilantro.
• Slice jalapenos in half to remove the seeds and the membrane than that holds them. Finely dice peppers and add to tomatoes and onion. (Note: The membrane is where the heat of the pepper comes from. How much of the membrane you leave in the pepper will determine the heat of your salsa. You may want to wear gloves while you work with the jalapenos. If not, wash hands thoroughly with dish washing liquid afterwards and do not touch face.)
• Add vinegar, garlic, chili powder and 2 tsp of salt and sugar. Toss well. Taste to determine if another tsp of salt and/or sugar is needed.
• Squeeze lime over salsa. Toss once more. Cover and refrigerate or serve immediately with tortilla chips or with any Tex Mex dish.

FRESH TOMATILLO SALSA VERDE

Steps:

• Husk and wash tomatillos.
• Chop the tomatillos into very course chunks. Set aside.
• Depending on how hot you like your salsa, either remove the seeds and veins from the jalapenos or leave them intact.
• Chop the jalapeno into small chunks and put into blender or food processor.
• Peel the garlic, put into blender.
• Take the cilantro, remove the leaves from the stems and put into blender (no need to chop).
• Put lime juice, salt, sugar and olive oil into the blender.
• Last, put the tomatillos into blender and blend until smooth.
• Serve chilled. Be sure to experiment with different amounts of jalapeno, lime juice, salt, etc.