Fresh Salsa

I dedicated my entire garden this year to watermelon so I didn't plant any tomatoes or peppers.  I love growing watermelon but I've missed having the fresh vegetables growing in my yard.  Luckily, I have wonderful neighbors who shared the tomatoes from their gardens with me this year.  One of the things that I love to do with the fresh-from-the-garden veggies is turn them into fresh salsa.

I didn't use a recipe for my salsa and I made a few mistakes along the way - it's a work in progress.

I chopped up some fresh tomatoes, garlic, cilantro, bell peppers and a Serrano pepper.   I also squeezed in 1/2 lime and sprinkled the mixture with a pinch of salt.

I let this mixture sit in the refrigerator overnight to let the flavors meld.  When I took it out of the refrigerator the following day, I tasted it and decided it might be better if I pureed it in the blender.  If I had planned to put it in the blender, I never would have taken the time to painstakingly chop the vegetables so precisely.  I would have put it all in the food processor and saved myself about 30 minutes.  (hindsight is always 20/20)

The salsa was definitely better the second day and I preferred it pureed to the chunky, pico de gallo style.  I took some to the pool and let some friends sample it and the consensus was that it need a little sugar and a little more salt.  It was good but it still tasted like something was missing - sugar.  I think I'll make another batch soon with a little sugar and see how it turns out.  I'll keep you posted.

Ciao!