Showing posts with label Salsa recipe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Salsa recipe. Show all posts

Saturday, November 16, 2019

Fresher Than Fresh Organic Salsa



Pick up some fresh organic tomatoes, cilantro, jalapeƱos and onion from the market.


Cook your tomatoes in a small pot with just enough water to cover them.
Bring to a low boil and cook for about 10 minutes just until the skins start to separate.
Let it cool and then remove the skin. Set aside.



Crush your diced onions and peppers.


Add cilantro and crush into onions and peppers.
In a medium bowl add your cooked tomatoes and using a fork and knife chop them up to your desired texture. I like mine pretty diced up but others may like their salsa chunky. 
Add your mixture of onions, peppers and cilantro to the tomatoes.
Season with seal salt and pepper if desired.
DONE!
Serve it up with some amazing chips and ENJOY!


Monday, January 16, 2017

Mama's Guacamole






This Texas Mama loves her some good tortilla chips.
What she loves more is a good batch of fresh 
guacamole!
guac!
avocado mash!
avocado mush!
YUM!
However you mash this combo up it will 
always come up tasting delicious!
This is an easy, fresh and delicious recipe.

2 avocados
juice of 1 lime
sea salt to taste
2 Tbls finely chopped onion
1/2 Cup chopped cilantro

In your favorite bowl, mash up 2 ripe avocados.
Mix in all the other ingredients.
Add one avocado pit to the dip, cover and chill 
for about 30 minutes before serving.

I love my Guac all by itself or with some 
really good tortilla chips.
Serve it up with your tacos, fajitas, sandwich, burrito,
salad, and or grilled protein. You can not go wrong
serving it up with any of the above.
Share your favorite guacamole sidekick with me!
Adios Mamas! 




Don't mind me. I'm just in my kitchen
doing my guacamole dance!
Next up......
the SALSA!



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or HERE!


Saturday, July 9, 2016

Famous Texas Taco Salad


OKAY PEOPLE!
Here ya go!
Mamas have been asking 
so I am giving!
This is our family's favorite 
TACO SALAD RECIPE!
APRON UP
AND
START COOKING

This is SO YUMMY!
It is very simple to make and there are very
specific ingredients that make this combination work 
so pay attention mamas!

You HAVE to purchase 
plain flavored DORITOES
and regular (NOT chunky) Medium
 PACE PICANTE!
No exceptions!
The other ingredients have some flexibility
BUT NOT TOO MUCH! ;)
Check out the specifics below and let me 
know how it goes! 



Ingredients
1 bag of Plain or Original Doritoes (no funky flavors)
1 jar of PACE Picante (no chunky or funky flavors) I use medium
1 bag of shredded iceberg lettuce or one small head of iceberg lettuce thinly sliced
2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese
1 can of red kidney beans (drained)
1 medium tomato (diced)
1 medium yellow onion (diced)
1 bottle of Thousand Island Salad Dressing (any brand but not fat free)
2 lbs of lean hamburger meat
salt and pepper to taste

Directions
Brown the hamburger and season with salt and pepper. Once browned, drain off fat and add the drained and rinsed kidney beans to the meat and heat for just a few minutes. 
Turn off the heat and set aside to cool down.
In a very large pasta bowl or salad bowl add at least half of the bag chips into the bowl and crunch with your CLEAN hands. You won't want crumbs but you do want to break them up with your hands so they are a good bite size in the salad. I then add a good amount of the hamburger meat. I usually use it all if I am feeding the entire crew. If not then I will save some to mix up a quick salad for a late night snack! I like to add the salad dressing at this point as it will really give a good coating to the chips and meat before the salad is added. I like it pretty soggy so I tend to go heavy on the dressing. I would say to start with at least half the bottle for a good size salad. On top of the dressing I like to add the PACE picante sauce. Again I like it soggy so I add about 1/3 of the jar to start with. Now add the lettuce, onions, tomatoes and cheese. Pick up your spoons and start mixing! Taste it and see if you need more dressing or picante. If you like your salads more dry then use less dressing and picante. I like to set additional picante and chips on the table so people can adjust their salads as they like. 
I also have one kiddo that won't eat tomatoes and a hubby that turns his nose up to onions so if they are present I do not add them to the salad and put on the side in bowls for  those who want to can mix them in their individual salads. 

I know this combo sounds a little crazy but I promise you it is so yummy! Any leftovers can be stored in the frig and I have a few children who will pull it out the next day and polish it off soggy and cold!

Leave comments with any questions you may have!
If you need some homemade salsa and or quest recipes see the one's I have posted below.
Happy Eating!

Recipe for Homemade Salsa to be served with chips 
but not to be substituted in the salad!
Go HERE


Go HERE




Sunday, March 24, 2013

Mama is FRESH! Fresh Salsa in The House!


Nana Nucci would call you
FRESH
if you sassed back,
told a joke,
flirted with a boy,
teased her,
pranced around in a new outfit 
or 
if you
did just about anything
other than be a bore!
"Are you getting FRESH with me?",
she would say and then gently cover her mouth and start
laughing out loud!
Mama Holli whips up some 
FRESH Salsa
about once a week for her familia.
It is very similar to the
recipe but slightly different in taste and preparation.
Pull out the trusty food processor or a blender.
I like to use the FP for this recipe as it works best 
with fresh toms. Over blending the tomatoes can make 
your salsa foamy, which you don't want!
Mama Holli's FRESH Salsa
4 vine ripe tomatoes ( quartered)
1 to 2 serrano peppers
1/3 cup purple onion
1 garlic clove
1 cup or more of cilantro
1/2 tsp of sea salt
1 tsp of red wine vinegar

Blend pepper, garlic, onion and cilantro first until finely chopped.
Add tomatoes one at a time, pulsing a few times in between each one. Add the salt and vinegar. This part is up to you....you can pulse/blend it a little more to make it less chunky or leave it as it is. This Mama does NOT like chunky salsa so I blend pulse it a few more seconds. Not too long though or you will loose the fresh taste of the toms. 
FYI.......
This batch I photographed has extra cilantro. I was craving it that day! The fresh toms will blend more pink than red unlike canned toms, hence the greenish color of this batch.
Serve it up with some chips and you are good to go!
Enjoy!




Sunday, January 17, 2010

HOLLI HOT SAUCE

In Texas we call the yummy dip
served with tortilla chips in all
Mexican restaurants
HOT SAUCE!
In Colorado it is called
SALSA!
This Mama LOVES
HOT SAUCE!
Usually I make my own as I
am pretty picky about my
HOT SAUCE!
Starting at a very young age,
5 years old to be exact,
my mom would pack
HOT SAUCE
in my metal
Scooby Doo
 lunchbox!
I remember very vividly
sitting at the cafeteria table
dipping my Fritos into my
HOT SAUCE!
  Of course every single child at my
table wanted a taste!
One can only imagine the
GERMS
we
shared!
YUM!
News spread fast!
I became very popular!
I'm sure I felt pretty good about
my new fame and notoriety
as I marched through
the halls of
Hobby Elementary
with my crooked bangs
and
knobby knees!
I can just hear the chatter in the hall!
"Hey Holli! Did you bring your
hot sauce today?"
"You betcha!" was Holli's perky reply.
Then a loud cheer and a sudden
commotion as children argue
about who gets to sit at
"Holli Hot Sauce's" table today!
WOW!
I owe it all to
HOT SAUCE!

So I am going to bestow upon
you all a very easy
HOT SAUCE
recipe!
I have many
HOT SAUCE
recipes but here is the easiest
one from my recipe box.
Once again you will need this

This is a "cheater" recipe!
So let's name it......
Cheater HOT SAUCE

In a blender put 2 cloves of garlic
1 cup of cilantro and
the juice from 1 can of Rotel.
Blend on high about 20 seconds.
Add the remaining can of Rotel
to the blender and blend another
20 seconds.  Do not blend too long
or it will become foamy!
There you go!
Easy Peasy 
40 Second 
Cheater
Hot Sauce!
This is great on eggs, tacos,
quesadillas, you name it!
Store in the refrigerator for
up to 5 days.

I double dare you 
to put it in
your child's lunchbox!

Are you a Queso Lover?
Then go HERE!




7 Layer Tex Mex Dip Lover?
Then go HERE!