La Norteña'S Homemade Salsa
- 1 whole garlic head
- 6 ripe tomatoes (about 2 1/2 pounds)
- 6 jalapeno peppers
- Cooking spray
- 3 cups tomato juice
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- Preheat oven to 350u0b0.
- Remove white papery skin from garlic head (do not peel or separate the cloves). Wrap in foil. Bake at 350u0b0 for 1 hour; cool 10 minutes. Separate cloves; squeeze to extract garlic pulp. Discard skins.
- Prepare grill or broiler.
- Place tomatoes and peppers on a grill rack or broiler pan coated with cooking spray; grill or broil for 15 minutes or until skins are blackened, turning occasionally. Peel tomatoes and peppers.
- Place half of garlic pulp, half of tomatoes, and half of peppers in a blender, and process until coarsely chopped. Pour garlic mixture into a bowl. Repeat procedure with remaining garlic pulp, tomatoes, and peppers. Stir tomato juice and lime juice into garlic mixture.
- Note: Serve remaining salsa with baked tortilla chips or over grilled fish.
garlic, tomatoes, peppers, cooking spray, tomato juice, lime juice
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/la-norteas-homemade-salsa (may not work)