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I created this blog with the desire to make lunch simple, fun and healthy. I had turned to bento to make this possible.
I live with my husband and our adorable pets and we live a fairly busy life so, being able to have a fast fun lunch makes it easier to save money and eat healthy. Bento is for everyone, not just children, and I strive to inspire people to make lunch an exciting aspect of their day, instead of the same old monotonous task and boring foods which inevitably lead to spending too much money on cafeteria food or fast food, or skipping meals all together.
This blog really has grown to be so much more than I had originally invisioned! It really incorporates my love for local and fresh food and making meals fun and tasty, not just lunch! There is great potential for all meals and bento still really inspires me, but I also really enjoy being inspired by the local farmer's market, and different books and I think the blog has really taken off to so much more than just a bento blog. I hope you feel inspired and enjoy it as much as I do!

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Fresh Homemade Salsa

I love fresh salsa, especially during the summer. I like buy fresh salsa and some good corn chips and eat them as a snack or appetizer. They are great. And you can't go wrong with fresh. Every year, I can my own salsa, and I really enjoy making it... but I had never made fresh salsa before. I had been intending to try it out sometime, but I never really ended up doing it. Finally, I decided to do it.


This was the result!

This salsa was so easy to make, I will definitely be doing it again!
It's simple:
3 medium-sized tomatoes, cored and chopped
1/2 an onion, finely chopped
1-2 tbsp cilantro, minced
2-3 cloves garlic, minced
splash of lime juice
salt and pepper
2 jalapeno peppers, finely chopped

Now, its super easy, put the onion and garlic in a strainer and pour a couple cups of boiling water over them. Let them cool. I like to do this first, so they can cool while I prepare the rest of the ingredients.
Next, combine everything together! Feel free to add some additional spices, or take it to the next level and throw in some of your left over grilled corn! Now the best thing you can do, is leave it in the fridge for a few hours to let the flavours develop. 
N.B. When I made this recipe, I was out of jalapeno peppers, so I just threw in a little hot sauce. Also, I used wild garlic. 
Hope you enjoy! Try this recipe out! 
Until next time, Happy Munching!

1 comment:

  1. Update: I have tried this recipe several times since then and I have tried several of my own tweaks. A good substitute: if out of lime juice, use white wine vinegar! if out of cilantro, use parsley! Additionally, using some sriracha as an agent to add a little kick to your salsa works great (easiest if mixed in with lime juice or vinegar before added to chopped ingredients).

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