Our entire family enjoys indulging in spicy salsa. It tastes great on organic blue corn chips. It makes a Mexican omelet spicy and tasty. We also enjoy adding it to pinto beans, or as we call them, soup beans. It’s a wonderful addition to taco salads, and many more dishes. We have found numerous uses for this wonderful spicy treat. We also found that the time spent together making and canning the salsa is just as fun as eating it! I wanted to share my recipe with you and your family. Are you ready? It’s easy, clean, and tastes great!

Spicy Tomato Salsa

7 quarts peeled and chopped tomatoes
5 cups of peppers (I use a combination of both red and green peppers)
1/2 cup finely chopped jalapeno peppers
5 cups of chopped onion
6 cloves of garlic, finely chopped (this can be substituted with minced garlic)
2 cups of bottled lemon juice
1 tablespoon of black pepper
2 tablespoons of salt
1 tablespoon of red pepper flakes
3 tablespoons of hot sauce
1 teaspoon of sugar
2 tablespoons of ground cumin
3 tablespoons of fresh oregano leaves
2 tablespoons fresh cilantro (optional)

Carefully place clean tomatoes in boiling water for three minutes. Remove tomatoes and submerge in ice water to cool. Once the tomatoes cool they are easy to peel and core. Combine all ingredients in a large pot and bring to a boil, stirring frequently, then reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Ladle hot mixture into clean sterilized pint or quart jars, leaving one-half inch head space. Adjust lids and place in canner and boil for 15 minutes. (I prefer to use a stove top canner) This yields 13 pints or 8 quarts.

I hope your family enjoys this recipe as much ours does. Feel free to leave comments about your salsa experience. You might find a use that we’ve not tried! We’re open to suggestions. Remember, you can modify the spices to suit your own taste.