Fresh Salsa....

It's that time of year, the gardens are starting to produce and soon I will have more veggies then I will know what to do with! I did not plant as many tomato plants as I usually do, leaving more room for the Cucumbers, Cantelope and Watermelon I was hoping to have an ample harvest of... alas that is not to be! Some critter has decided to eat one whole side of my garden which included those fruits and veggies as well as my carrots, beats and radishes.... SIGH.
So I think I will get more tomato plants, as now it the time when the stores are starting to discount those plants which no one has yet has opted to give a home...

Fresh Salsa is one of my favorite things to make with summer tomatoes. That and a nice Caprice Salad.... YUM. I created 3 base Salsa recipes in which you can switch in and out the "extras"

Base Fresh Salsa Recipe

1 tsp olive oil

1/2 c diced tomato

1/4 c diced onion

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

Fresh Recipe #1 - Fruit Salsa

Add to the mixture above

2/3 c diced fruit my favorites are pineapple, nectarines or peaches

1/4 tsp nutmeg

1/2 tsp ground coriander

Fresh Recipe #2 - Pepper Salsa

Add to the mixture above
1 c diced red, orange and or yellow peppers
3 good shakes of Habenaro Sauce

Fresh Recipe #3 - Bean Salsa
Add to the mixture above
1 8 oz can beans - Ranchero style beans, black beans, kidney beans
Use a masher to smash the beans to make it more dip like.

Now you can of course change the spice of the salsas by increasing or decreasing the cayenne or habenero sauce. Also you can add about 1/2 c chopped cilantro to any and all above. Not everyone is a cilantro fan like I am so I did not include it in the recipes I made this past weekend, and they received rave reviews.

Note: In my photo above, I also have guacamole (that will be another post), but if you keep the pit in the guacamole when serving it is less likely to turn that gross shade of brown. Usually lime or lemon juice is used to do this same task, but I did not use either for the guacamole above, and look how lovely green it is!