It has been a long week since last Saturday. My sister-in-law and her family moved from Orange County, and we had 4 family get together since then. Last saturday, we celebrated one our cousins' return from Thailand. Wednesday was 4th of July. We got together twice for my husband's 38th birthday on Thursday and Saturday (his actual birthday). We did make it to our farmer's markets to get our fruits and veggies.
When my husband's friend was grilling, I tried a new way of making red salsa. Unfortunately, I did not take any picture while I was making it, but I will make sure I do next time I make it (and it will be sooner than later). But here is what I did.
I wrapped tomatoes (individually), onion (the whole one without skin), garlic (the whole one with skin), jalapeno peppers (grouped them together) in foil, and put them on the grill. Cover the grill for about 50 mintues or so. Check them time to time to make sure they are not burnt. When they are done, tomatoes will look bubbly, onion will be soft, and garlic will be soft. Jalapeno should have some burned marks on it.
Let them cool for a few minutes.
Combine them in the food prosessor. Garlic needs to be pushed out of the skin. Make sure they are not too hot. It will push out very easily and looks almost like paste. See jalapeno peppers unless you like your salsa extra spicy., but save the seeds in case you want to add a little kick later on.
Run the food prosessor for several seconds until salsa reaches the consistency of your like.
Add salt, lime juice, and chopped cilantro. Taste it and if you like it bit more spicy, chop some jalapeno seeds and add it in the salsa.
On Saturday for my husband's birthday BBQ, I made beef kabobs, shrimp kabobs, guacamole, and red salsa. Everything except beef, shrimps and chips came from farmer's market.
Hope you are having a wonderful July, too!
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