Fresh Tomatoes!

By Audrey Burghard, wellness coordinator 

Summer time is great for fresh tomatoes. Here is one of my favorite recipes to have on hand for several applications. You can use this salsa in or on eggs, on chips or nachos, on a taco salad, or in a burrito with beans and rice. This salsa has respectable nutritional value and tastes great! When you have these kinds of items ready in the fridge, you will be less likely to go out to eat or resort to pre-packaged foods. You can increase the “heat” in this salsa by increasing the peppers, and if you don’t like cilantro, you can take it out.

  

Fresh Salsa

5 to 6 large tomatoes, diced (I also remove the seeds and slimy part J)

1 large Vidalia onion, diced

1 to 2 jalapeño peppers, diced very small (omit if you don’t like spicy foods)

1 Tbls olive oil

1 tsp ground cumin

Juice from 1 lime

1 small can of diced green chilies

1 to 2 garlic cloves, chopped fine

Cilantro leaves, chopped fine, to taste

Salt and Pepper to taste

Mix everything up and store refrigerated in airtight container for up to a week.

Enjoy!

Yours In Health,

Audrey