Tasty Restaurant Style Salsa

Since I have obviously been in a Tex-Mex frame of mind lately, I am going to post a great recipe I made recently for salsa!  It was really easy and yummy!  I only made half a batch of the salsa, but am posting the full recipe below.


I found the recipe on Pinterest (my new favorite obsession!).  I believe the original is from www.browneyedbaker.com and was adapted from a recipe by The Pioneer Woman.


The next time I make it, I plan to use fresh tomatoes (instead of canned) to see if it tastes even tastier!


The recipe is below, with my changes notated in parentheses.  Grab a bag of tortilla chips and enjoy!

Restaurant Style Salsa


***This makes a large quantity so use an 11-cup food processor or larger.  You can also work in batches OR half the recipe if you have a smaller food processor.***


Yield:  About 6 cups


Prep Time:  15 minutes


1  28 oz. can whole peeled tomatoes with juice
2  10-oz. cans Rotel diced tomatoes with green chiles (I used Rotel Mexican Lime & Cilantro)
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 jalapeno, quartered and sliced thin (remove the seeds and membrane from the jalapeno for a milder salsa)
1/2 cup fresh cilantro
juice from 1/2 a fresh lime
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. granulated sugar
1/4 tsp. ground cumin


Add all ingredients to a food processor.  Pulse until you get the desired consistency, about 10 pulses.  Refrigerate for at least one hour and then serve with your favorite tortilla chips.

Can't Get Enough Guacamole!

I absolutely LOVE Tex-Mex (a.k.a. Mexican food) and have been eating it since I was a toddler, from what my mother has told me.  In the 70's and 80's, we used to eat at the El Fenix Restaurant (a Dallas institution since 1918; http://elfenix.com/ ) on Northwest Highway, near NorthPark Center, in Dallas several times a month.  My mother would always offer me the guacamole-donned tostada that came with her meal, as one did not come with the children's meal.  Of course, I always gladly accepted her tostada and devoured it and the creamy guacamole in short time!  :-)

Below is a terrific guacamole recipe I have been using for awhile.  I am not sure where the recipe originated from, but it's really fresh, easy, and yummy!  Each time I make this for a gathering, it's one of the first things to get eaten up!  (Will post a pic the next time I make it!)

The recipe follows!

Can't Get Enough Guacamole

5-6 large ripe avocados

1 jalapeno pepper, seeded & chopped

1/2 medium sized red onion, finely chopped

3-4 Tbsp. fresh cilantro, finely chopped

1/2 lime, juiced

1/2 tsp. salt

Combine all of the ingredients in a bowl and mash together until smooth.  Add additional lime juice or salt to taste.

Serve with tortilla or corn chips!