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Fourth of July: Firecracker Salsa




Source of Recipe


Food & Wine, June 2000






List of Ingredients



• 2 lbs. tomatoes,* coarsely chopped
  
• 1 medium onion, minced
  
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped cilantro
  
• 3 or 4 small red chiles,* minced and seeded
  
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
  
• 2 Tbsp fresh lime juice
  
• Salt and freshly ground pepper
  






Instructions



1. In a bowl, combine the tomatoes with the onion, cilantro, chiles, garlic and lime juice. Season with salt and pepper and stir. Let stand at room temperature for 20 minutes before serving.
   
   Makes 4 cups.
   
   * The Fourth-of-July tomato plant produces smallish fruit (about 3 inches) with a nice tartness -- perfect for salsa. And, yes, they really do ripen early: in time for Independence Day. That holiday is also a good time to have incendiary firecracker chiles, which are ornamental as well as delicious, and grow well in pots.