Reviewed: May 24, 2011

Very, very good salsa. This is authentic Mexican salsa, not the jarred stuff with chunks of tomato in it. Very versatile as well, increase the peppers to increase the heat. Great with chips or as a sauce with dinner! I can't believe a review said this was not as good as jarred salsa.... what!?!? And salsa (or any other authentic Mexican dish) does not use chili powder... that's strictly an American creation. Give this salsa a try... quite a bit like what you would get in a Mexican restaurant.

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erin.hooper

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Living In: Jeffersonville, Indiana, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2011

I found this rather flat and tasteless. I had to keep adding salt and sugar to try to balance it out. I still didn't have much luck with it. It's not bad, just not great. I don't think I will be making this again.

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~Plu~

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Lucerne, California, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 6, 2011

I tend to stick with Salsa verde, but this was a good change of pace. I used a bit more adobe sauce to kick it up a notch. Family loves it, so it passes the test.

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Steve

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Greenwood, Indiana, USA

Living In: Oregon, Wisconsin, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 19, 2011

Great recipe. Very versatile. You can make it hotter or not so hot. Didn't have ancho chilis so used more jalapenos. So much cheaper and yummier than the jarred stuff.

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COOKINGKRIS1

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2010

This was my first time ever trying to make salsa. I followed this recipe, and was very pleased; so was everyone else who tried it.

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blau

Reviewed: Sep. 12, 2010

I'm re-writing my review because I made this salsa again and I absolutely loved it this time. The first time is wasn't quite spicy enough so this time I used a good 2" piece of the ancho pepper and 2 chipotle peppers, unseeded. It was perfect!

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VetteGirl

Reviewed: Sep. 11, 2010

For our tastes this recipe required more jalapenos, more chipotles, more garlic, more onion, more cilantro, and more cumin. I'm willing to concede that we may walk on the wild side a bit though :-) I was hoping this would be comparable to jarred salsa or jarred picante sauce but sadly, this recipe as written cannot replace those. The smoky flavor from the chipotles is particularly nice. Thanks for the great jumping off point!

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JARRIE

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Richmond, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 6, 2010

used 5 fresh roma (plum) tomatoes. used about 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper instead of the ancho (what I had on hand). I did not seed the chiptole chile and added about 1/2 T of the adobe sauce from the can of peppers. I also put in about 1/2 T chili powder. I used a food processor. I'm sure this would have been 5 stars without the changes, but it definitely was 5 stars with the changes. Update: I made 4 different salsas and had the husband try each. This was the winner (with the above changes) and the one I will be canning!

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10000 lakes

Reviewed: Sep. 3, 2010

The recipe does not call for dicing the peppers and onion before combining with the tomatoes in the blender....Is it recommended that you put them in whole, or am I missing something?

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johnfw

Reviewed: Jul. 27, 2010

I made this just as is for me, my girlfriend and a bottle of wine! Restaurant quality and so easy to have on hand. Perfect as is, I made not changes. Thanks for sharing.

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