I was trying to find a recipe for something similar to Gina’s salsa (a well-known restaurant in Nanaimo). This isn’t quite it, but it’s not far off.
You will need to find some cans of Ro-Tel. I usually get it from Country Grocer, though I know I saw them somewhere else too. Look in the Mexican foods section. If you use mild Ro-Tel, you’ll end up with a pleasantly mildly spicy salsa. Go for original Ro-Tel or half and half if you’re into want to kick it up a notch.
Ingredients
- 1 28oz can tomatoes (diced or whole)
- 2 10oz (284ml) cans Ro-Tel (mild or original or 1 of each)
- 1/4c chopped onion
- 1 jalapeño, quartered, seeded, and sliced thin
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/4tsp salt
- Juice of 1/2 lime
- 1/4 to 1tsp sugar (more sugar = less spicy)
- 1/4tsp cumin
- 1/2c cilantro (or more!)
Method
- Make sure you do your mincing, etc before adding onion, jalapeño, and garlic to the tomatoes
- Throw all of the above into a food processor
- Pulse until it is the consistency you want (10-15X)
- Put it in jars
- Refrigerate at least an hour for best flavour
This makes A LOT so you may need to give some to friends or neighbours. You can make a half batch instead. You Can freeze this, but it will get more watery, so I don’t recommend it.
