Bring the farmer’s market to game time with these fresh salsa recipes

Farmer’s Market Fresh Salsa

Bring the farmer’s market to game time with these fresh salsa recipes.  Serve with your favorite chips, use to top tacos, or as a condiment for baked fish or potatoes.  These can be served immediately, but taste best when made a day in advance, so all the flavors have a chance to combine.

Red Tomato Salsa

4 medium ripe red tomatoes, diced (about 4 cups)

1 green pepper, diced

½ cup chopped red onion

1 small jalapeno, diced*

1 cup fresh chopped cilantro

1 small clove garlic, finely chopped or run through a garlic press

2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar

¼ tsp Salt

Hot sauce (optional)

In a medium bowl, combine tomatoes, green pepper, onion, jalapeno, cilantro and garlic.  Add balsamic vinegar and salt.  Add hot sauce to taste if desired and serve, or cover and refrigerate for several hours or overnight to let flavors combine.

*The veins and seeds contain the heat of the jalapeno, and can be removed and discarded if a milder salsa is desired.

Roasted Salsa Verde 

1 pound of tomatillos, husked and rinsed

4 large cloves of garlic, unpeeled

1 medium yellow onion, quartered

1 tbsp olive oil

Salt and pepper

1 jalapeno, veins and seeds removed, minced

Juice of 1 lemon

Juice of 1 lime

In a preheated 400 degree oven, roast the tomatillos, garlic, and onion with the olive oil, salt and pepper on a baking sheet until soft, about 15-20 minutes.  Remove peels from garlic and place in food processor along with onion, tomatillos, and remaining ingredients.  Pulse until consistency is chunky, but incorporated.  Season with salt and pepper.