Jalapeño Cilantro Salsa Food

JALAPEñO CILANTRO SALSA

Steps:

• Place all the ingredients in a mini food processor or blender, mix/blend until all the ingredients are completely crushed and the sauce is smooth. Make sure the sauce is blended well enough so that the olive oil is well mixed into the salsa.
• Use immediately or refrigerate until ready to use. The salsa is best if used the same day it's prepared.

JALAPENO SALSA

Steps:

• Place jalapenos in a saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil. Simmer until jalapenos soften and begin to lose their shine, about 10 to 12 minutes. Remove the jalapenos with a slotted spoon, chop off the stem, and place them in a blender. Add the tomatoes and boil for 2 to 3 minutes to loosen the skin. Peel the skin from the tomatoes and add tomatoes to the blender.
• Place the onion, cilantro, garlic, lime juice, salt, and black pepper in the blender with the jalapenos and tomatoes. Blend to desired consistency.

JALAPENO-CILANTRO-LIME SALSA

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in bowl, mix well to coat all with lime juice and salt. Adjust to taste (saltiness, spiciness, sourness). Let sit for 1-2 hours to allow flavours to blend. TIP: Try adding mango when it's in season for a delicious, juicy mango salsa!

CILANTRO SALSA

Steps:

• For a rustic salsa, chop everything finely. Combine the ingredients, stir in the oil and add a little water to thin. Or, for a finer texture, puree everything finely in a food processor.

JALAPEñO-CILANTRO SALSA

Steps:

• Char chilies over gas flame or in broiler until blackened on all sides. Place in paper bag and seal. Let stand 10 minutes. Peel, seed and finely chop chilies. Place chilies in small bowl. Mix in oil and cilantro. (Can be made 6 hours ahead. Cover and let stand at room temperature.) Mix lime juice into salsa. Season with salt and pepper.

JALAPENO-MANGO SALSA

Steps:

• Heat the vegetable oil in a small saute pan over medium-high heat. Lightly fry the jalapeno chiles, turning them in the pan until their skins are blistered, about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool. Once cooled, stem, seed and finely chop the jalapeno chiles and place them into a large mixing bowl. Add the cilantro, mangoes, lime juice and onions and season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately or store the salsa in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

JALAPENO SALSA

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in large saucepot.
• Bring mixture to a boil.
• Reduce heat.
• Simmer for 10 minutes.
• Ladle hot salsa into hot, sterilized jars, leaving 1/4-inch head space.
• Adjust 2-piece caps.
• Process for 15 minutes in boiling-water canner.

JALAPENO-JACK POLENTA CAKES WITH CILANTRO CORN SALSA

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, bring the water to a boil. Slowly add the cornmeal while stirring constantly (important to avoid lumps).
• Reduce heat to simmer and continue to stir the mixture for 20 minutes or until the polenta is thick enough to hold a wooden spoon upright.
• Add jalepeno, cheese, salt and pepper to polenta and stir well to combine.
• Pour polenta in an oiled dish or pan and refrigerate until firm (about 1 hour but this will vary).
• While polenta cools, prepare salsa by combining all ingredients in a mixing bowl. Add salt and pepper if desired.
• Remove cooled polenta from fridge and turn out onto cutting board.
• Cut into 8 servings and place on an oiled baking sheet. Spray with cooking spray or lighlty brush with oil.
• Place polenta in a 400 degree oven for 20-30 minutes until golden brown.
• Place 2 servings on each plate and top with salsa.

ROASTED JALAPEñO-TOMATO SALSA WITH FRESH CILANTRO

Steps:

• 1. Heat the broiler. Lay the whole tomatoes and jalapeños out on a broiler pan or baking sheet. Set the pan 4 inches below the broiler and broil for about 6 minutes, until darkly roasted - even blackened in spots - on one side (the tomato skins will split and curl in places). With a pair of tongs, flip over the tomatoes and chiles and roast the other side for another 6 minutes or so. The goal is not simply to char the tomatoes and chiles, but to cook them through while developing nice, roasty flavors. Set aside to cool.
• 2. Turn the oven down to 425 degrees. Separate the onions into rings. On a similar pan or baking sheet, combine the onion and garlic. Roast in the oven, stirring carefully every couple of minutes, until the onions are beautifully browned and wilted (even have a touch of char on some of the edges) and the garlic is soft and browned in spots, about 15 minutes total. Cool to room temperature.
• 3. For a little less rustic texture or if you're canning the salsa, pull off the peels from the cooled tomatoes and cut out the "cores" where the stems were attached, working over your baking sheet so as not to waste any juices. In a food processor, pulse the jalapeños (no need to peel or seed them) with the onion and garlic until moderately finely chopped, scraping everything down with a spatula as needed to keep it all moving around. Scoop into a big bowl. Without washing the processor, coarsely puree the tomatoes - with all that juice that has accumulated around them - and add them to the bowl. Stir in enough water to give the salsa an easily spoonable consistency. Stir in the cilantro.
• 4. Taste and season with salt and vinegar, remembering that this condiment should be a little fiesty in its seasoning. If you're planning to use your salsa right away, simply pour it into a bowl and it's ready, or refrigerate it covered and use within 5 days.

WHEN CHILIES ATTACK: JALAPENO-CILANTRO SALSA

Steps:

• Roast the jalapenos either by charring the chilies over an open flame or broiling them until blackened on all sides. Place chilies in a paper bag and seal. Let sweat for 15 minutes.
• Peel, seed (and devein if desired) the chilies; mince finely.
• In a small, non-reacitive bowl combine the chilies with the olive oil and fresh cilantro. Stir in the lime juice.
• Season with salt and pepper. Cover salsa and let stand at room temperature.
• Can be prepared up to 6 hours in advance. Use sparingly.
• The United States' Government has declared this salsa a weapon of mass destruction.

AVOCADO AND CILANTRO SALSA

Steps:

• Peel avocadoes and tomatoes and dice into small chunks.
• Mix with onions, cilantro, garlic and jalapeno peppers.
• Add tomato juice, cayenne pepper, Tabasco sauce and lemon juice to taste.