{"id":544,"date":"2014-03-18T05:57:03","date_gmt":"2014-03-18T05:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/memoirmunchies.com\/?p=544"},"modified":"2014-03-18T05:57:03","modified_gmt":"2014-03-18T05:57:03","slug":"so-easy-salsa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/memoirmunchies.com\/?p=544","title":{"rendered":"So Easy Salsa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/memoirmunchies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_3724-e1395122039936.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-551\" alt=\"IMG_3724\" src=\"http:\/\/memoirmunchies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_3724-e1395122039936-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Salsa on the grocery store shelves.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, it&#8217;s easy to grab a jar. And some of them are really tasty. But they&#8217;re not fresh. Those tomatoes might be from the 4th of July. The stuff in the fridges are good, too, but when you find out how EASY &amp; CHEAP it is to make salsa at home&#8230;well, you&#8217;ll see.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/memoirmunchies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_3734.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"IMG_3734\" src=\"http:\/\/memoirmunchies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_3734-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\"><strong>So Easy Salsa<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Makes 3 cups\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">What You&#8217;ll Need:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Knife &amp; cutting board<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Blender<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Bowl + spoon<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">1 pound-ish tomatoes (I usually use roma)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">3 garlic cloves<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">1\/2 onion (medium sized)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">1 pepper (jalapeno w\/o seeds\/veins for mild; serrano w\/half of seeds\/veins for a medium; habanero for hot, hot)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Juice of 1\/2 lime<\/li>\n<li>Handful of cilantro<\/li>\n<li>Salt and pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Step 1: Chop half of the tomatoes with a knife. Chop half of the onion (1\/4 of an onion) &amp; half of the cilantro. Add these 3 to the bowl. Throw the remaining tomatoes, onion and cilantro into the blender.<\/p>\n<p>Step 2: Cut the top off of the pepper (and remove veins\/seeds if you like) and add to the blender. Add the lime juice, garlic cloves and just a bit of salt and pepper. Blend until fairly smooth. Pour blended part into the bowl and stir the chopped mixture with the blended mixture. Stir and add salt\/pepper to taste.<\/p>\n<p>Step 3: Serve with chips. Lots of chips.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/memoirmunchies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_3738.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"IMG_3738\" src=\"http:\/\/memoirmunchies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_3738-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Happy St. Patty&#8217;s Day!<\/p>\n<p>-Laurel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Salsa on the grocery store shelves. Sure, it&#8217;s easy to grab a jar. And some of them are really tasty. But they&#8217;re not fresh. Those tomatoes might be from the 4th of July. 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