You may be the one who gets their salsa from your local supermarket – and that’s OK unless you realize just how easy and inexpensive it is to make delicious salsa yourself!
Here are couple of my favourite recipes – and I can tell you that I had no problem making up larger quantity and freezing it in ziplock bags.
Chickpea and Red Pepper Salsa:
1 – 15 oz. can of chickpeas, rinsed and roughly chopped
4 scallions, sliced
1 cup of arugula, chopped
1 jarred roasted red peppers, chopped (about 1/4 cup)
2 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
In a medium bowl, combine the chickpeas, scallions, arugula, red peppers, lemon juice, oil. salt and pepper and mix well.
Serve with your favourite dippers.
Gazpacho Salsa:
2 plum tomatoes, seeded and diced
1 small yellow bell pepper, diced
1 cucumber – diced
1 tablespoon of red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon of extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
In a medium bowl, combine the tomatoes,. bell pepper, cucumber, onion, vinegar, oil, salt and pepper and mix well.
Serve with your favourite dippers.
Hope you enjoyed these recipes – please end in your comments or suggestions – your input is always welcomed!
