Garden Fresh Salsa Recipe

Salsa is an old standard for canning those harvested tomatoes. Try this fresh salsa recipe.

Kris Wetherbee
September/October 2010
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Garden Fresh Salsa is a tasty treat that will send you running to the store for Tostitos.
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Next time you need to use up some spare tomatoes from the garden, try this fresh salsa recipe out. It's called Garden Fresh Salsa.

10 cups chopped ripe tomatoes (about 6 pounds)
2 large onions, chopped
2 sweet peppers, seeded and chopped
3 mildly hot peppers (such as Anaheim), seeded and chopped
4 to 6 medium to hot peppers (such as Serrano), seeded and minced
1/3 cup finely chopped fresh basil or cilantro
4 to 6 garlic cloves, minced
Juice from 2 limes
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 to 2 teaspoons sugar
1 to 2 teaspoons salt, or to taste 

Combine all ingredients together in large saucepot. Bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Ladle hot salsa into sterilized pint jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace. Seal and process for 10 minutes in a boiling water canner. Yields about 6 pints.
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