Reviewed: Oct. 4, 2009

Used fresh tomatoes from the garden instead of canned. Added red onion and lime juice. Easy & Tastey! Thanks!

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Reviewed: Apr. 15, 2009

I thought this was a good salsa! I've never use serrano peppers before, and boy are they hot! I made 1 1/2 bateh and I used one large pepper and next time I'll only use 1/2 of one. It definitely left a zing on my lips. I also added a touch of liquid smoke and a couple of green onions! I added quite a bit of salt as I like my salsa more salty than sweet. Maybe a different brand of tomatoes would help that as well. Definitely a keeper recipe!

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Reviewed: Feb. 3, 2009

Very good and very easy, a little cilantro heavy for my taste, but still good!

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jamiebeth

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Reviewed: Jun. 30, 2008

I thought it was just okay. Nothing really that great about this recipe. It tasted very bland. Not enough flavor for my taste buds.

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Magdoline

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Reviewed: Apr. 20, 2008

This is a classic recipe. My salsa came out delicious.. by far the best I've made. I used a white onion instead of chives. I also added a pinch of cumin to the salsa to give more taste. If you want a spicier salsa, I added 2 jalapenos and 1 serrano with the seeds. This gives you a spicy.. and declious salsa. I only blended it for 5 seconds on the pulse setting for a chunkier salsa.

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Verolady

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Reviewed: Jan. 28, 2008

Great base recipe! I added about a tablespoon of lime juice and 2 teaspoons of Omega3 oil. I used jalepenos instead of chilis and red onions instead of chives. Good stuff!

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Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2007

Perfection! In my Home Ec class, we had to create salsa for a Iron Chef competition, my friend and I wanted to use "D's Famous Salsa" and the rest of our group wanted this recipe. Christie and I weren't happy, but we used it. At the competition, this salsa won us 1st place and all the other groupd that used D's, failed to deliver. I still make this recipe at home whenever possible!

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Alec

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Reviewed: Jul. 17, 2007

Wow! The half bunch of cilantro is overpowering, and I love cilantro! I used three cloves of garlic, only one can of tomatoes (Del Monte brand, Mexican recipe), I omitted the salt and pepper, but added a bit of white onion and some lime juice. I also had to use two jalapenos, as the store I stopped at didn't have any serranos. Very good salsa, but next time I'll cut down on the amount of cilantro.

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Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2007

This is a great recipe! I used two cans of rotel for the tomatoes. I thought it would taste like it was missing something due to the short list of ingredients, but no it's just right.Although I did squeeze half a lime into it. I suggest letting it chill 24 hours before serving.

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jennilyn77

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Reviewed: Dec. 22, 2006

I thought this was a really great starter recipe. The stewed tomatoes definitely made it too sweet, but the addition of lime juice made all the difference. A little mild for my tastes - next time I'll probably leave the seeds from one of the peppers in.

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WHITEYBEAR

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Reviewed: Aug. 2, 2006

This is a great salsa!! Easy to adjust the ingredients to your tastes!

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Reviewed: Jul. 26, 2006

AWESOME!!! I finally have a recipe to make authentic restaurant style salsa. I tried so many recipes, but no luck until this one. I used canned whole peeled tomatoes packed in tomato juice, I drained most of juice (not stewed tomatoes). I used a few tabs of regular chopped oniom instead of the green onion. I used 1 whole habernero pepper (seeds removed). I pulsed the ingredients in the food processor for a thick slightly chunky consistency. Pretty hot, use less pepper for a milder salsa. This recipe is PERFECT!!!

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Reviewed: Jan. 10, 2006

I wasn't a big fan of this recipe! It sat in my refrigerator forever and my husband wouldn't even touch it! He LOVES salsa! Of course, I was going through morning sickness at the time also...maybe that made a difference! I think the recipe has the potential to be great with fresh tomatoes. I just don't like the sweet taste of a canned stewed tomato!

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Reviewed: Oct. 17, 2005

This salsa is delicious. It was my first attempt at making homemade salsa and I liked the fact that you call it "simple". I didn't have garlic cloves so I used garlic powder and it was still good. I only had jalapeno peppers, so I added 1 without seeds and 1 with all the seeds...the results were great! If it gets too hot I've found you can add another whole or partial can of the tomatos and it will put out some of the flame. I mix it up in my food processor and it takes less than 5 minutes to make the whole batch. I love that! I served it to my family and in-laws at a cookout and my brother-in-law declared it "perfect" and my husband now says he likes my salsa better than any restaurant salsa he's ever had. We have to keep a batch on hand at all times or "there's nothing to eat!" according to my husband! I've told several people where the recipe came from...I'd love to take the credit but I can't so I take the compliment and give away my secret! Thanks for sharing your recipe!

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Reviewed: Oct. 13, 2005

I made this for my wife on her birthday, and we couldn't stop eating it!! We went through an entire bag of chips! This is better than restaurant salsa!! A+

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Josh

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Reviewed: Oct. 5, 2005

Awesome!!!! I didn't use the chilis but we all loved it!!!

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Reviewed: Oct. 3, 2005

This is absolutely the BEST!!! I used jalapenos instead of serranos to make it not as hot. This is better than anything out of a jar.

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HOLLYHOLLY

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Reviewed: Sep. 11, 2005

I absolutely love this recipe! It is so easy & super fast to make. My family adores salsa and I can't afford to buy so much and this recipe was rated by my picky family as BETTER THAN THE STORES!!! We have used the recipe many times now with many people and it is a hit with everyone. I wouldn't change a thing in the recipe. Thank you for submitting it!

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Reviewed: Aug. 22, 2005

I don't know what I did wrong but after a few seconds in the blender I had green goop - looked worse than baby food! Needless to say it went in the trash.

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Sue Bowman

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Reviewed: Aug. 4, 2005

We love this salsa! 2 peppers is a little hot for my taste, but my husband loves it. I also used the stewed tomatoes with garlic, jalepenos and cumin mixed in. This is definetely restaurant quality salsa and it is so easy!

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