Reviewed: Aug. 1, 2005

My extended family loves this salsa, and it's so easy to make it! There is never any left after a gathering. My sister first introduced us to it as part of a "theme" Christmas gift. After tasting it, my teenage nephews tried to take everyone else's home with them!

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HANNAHKATE

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Reviewed: Jul. 21, 2005

Pretty good and simple to make.

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JTINNIN

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Reviewed: Jun. 20, 2005

Although I don't like salsa, my comments are based on the review of my son, who loves it. He said it is at least as good and probably better than any salsa he has ever had. I used Del Monte stewed tomatoes for chili. Did not have chives, but substituted finely diced onion, about 4-5 Tb, which I browned in a little olive oil along with the garlic before processing with the other ingredients. Also added a spritz of fresh lime juice, one poblano and one jalapeno pepper (in place of the 2 serranos) and some diced, peeled and seeded fresh tomato at the end, after processing all the other ingredients together, to give a fresh taste and chunkier texture. The result was a "mild to medium hot" salsa, according to my son. Thank you for this wonderful recipe, which will be kept and made often!

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Baricat

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Reviewed: Jun. 14, 2005

I really enjoyed this salsa. I did make a few changes, I used two regular tomatoes drained and 1 can of stewed tomatoes, used an extra clove of garlic, added some green onion and two extra serranos for more heat, and a tablespoon of lime juice. I might just use all fresh tomatoes next time, since I could taste the "canned tomato" but it was still delicious. I may also dice half the ingredients and pulse the other half next time so it comes out chunkier.

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ELLENEJ22

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Reviewed: May 7, 2005

A great "winter" salsa when the fresh tomatoes aren't very good! I add a small amount of onion as well.

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chellebelle

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Living In: Olympia, Washington, USA

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Reviewed: May 7, 2005

Always hunting for the best tasting jarred salsa and never finding it, I decided to try making it myself. My hunt is over!! This is hands down the best salsa I've tasted, even better than the home-made salsas I've had at restaurants. I modified it a bit, I used 3 cloves garlic, one can of stewed tomatoes and chopped 4 plum tomatoes as I like having some fresh tomatoes, 1 serrano chili and 1 jalapeno and a bit extra chive. Next time I'll just do 2 serranos as I could have had it a bit hotter, this was about medium heat. But otherwise, this is perfect salsa!

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Jeannie

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Reviewed: Apr. 1, 2005

This salsa was wonderful. We had some people over for a game of poker and they loved it. I added a few more tablespoons of chives because I love the flavor. This is one recipe that I am keeping for the long run.

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OFFBALANCE82

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Reviewed: Feb. 5, 2005

It was pretty good. I ended up having a ton left over ... it kept well in the fridge for a week or so.

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BRIANNA170

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Home Town: Erie, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 21, 2005

Excellent salsa! I used only one can of stewed tomatoes & three small ripe tomatoes, because I like the taste of fresh, uncooked tomatoes. I also forgot the cilantro, which is usually my favorite ingredient in salsa, but it turned out terrific anyway! I used 1/4 of a sweet onion for the chives, because I didn't have any on hand. Also used jalepenos instead of serrano for the same reason. It wasn't as hot this way, so I add a couple of shakes of tobasco to it to fire it up a notch!

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LEAHNWOODS

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Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2005

This is a great salsa recipe. I doubled the batch, but only did 3 serrano peppers, added a pablano pepper and added half an onion. Excellent salsa, better than any restaurant.

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cardensaraid

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Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2005

I really liked this. Very good. I added some jalapino's instead of chilis because I had them on hand.

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TEENYNORRIS

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Living In: Irmo, South Carolina, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 20, 2004

Almost everytime i make salsa its a little bit different, the first time i put 3 serrano peppers instaed of 2 and i didnt have chives so i just added onion and they really liked it, the second time i totally changed it up because i didnt have serrano peppers, just jalapenos and it wasnt spicy enough, but over all we really like the original recipe

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SUZ830

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Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2004

This is s must! I will never make another Salsa again, I just love it. Thank you!!!

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Reviewed: Aug. 21, 2004

After a party, all my friends asked for this recipe! I helped a group of fourth graders at church make this (using canned jalapenos instead of serrano peppers) and theirs came out great too.

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ELLIESMOMAMY

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Reviewed: Aug. 13, 2004

Slightly blander than I usually like salsa to be. I added a few jalapeno peppers and extra garlic for added kick. I love the simplicity of the recipe and will use it again!

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BOILERGIRL09

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Reviewed: May 26, 2004

So easy and tasty! I'm a garlic lover so I added 4-5 cloves...well, I suggest sticking with the recipe...that much garlic was a little over kill.

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HRMNY8

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Reviewed: Feb. 4, 2004

This salsa came out absolutely perfect and was SO easy to make!! I don't like my salsa very chunky and this one came out the perfect consistency.

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EYEMANDY

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Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2003

Excellent salsa and easy to make. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

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SUSAN JARRETT

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Reviewed: Sep. 16, 2000

This was way easier than I thought it would be,and it was very popular at my party...tastes much better than store bought.

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SCREAN

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Reviewed: Jun. 18, 2000

This is an absolutely excellent recipe! The recipe claims to make 1.5 cups, I came up with 3+ cups. It's a good thing, though, my wife didn't notice the cup missing. I can tell this will be a weekly-produced appetizer. A quick tip: be careful not to overblend (liquefy), I accidentally turned my blender on high for a brief period and it liquefied the salsa. It is still GREAT, but I prefer a chunkier salsa texture. Thanks so much for your contribution to my household! By the way, I figured that it cost $4.00 (WA St.) to make 3+ cups!

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