Salsa (A Cold Tomato And Chili Dish Or Relish)
- 5 red, ripe tomatoes, about 2 1/2 pounds
- 1 cup finely chopped red onions
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped seeded, deveined jalapeno peppers (add more or less according to taste)
- 1 teaspoon ground pepper, preferably white
- Salt to taste, if desired
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh coriander leaves
- Cut away and discard the core of each tomato.
- Cut each tomato in half crosswise.
- Use the fingers to press out the fleshy, seedy sections.
- Squeeze each half gently to ensure that most of the seedy sections are empty.
- Cut each unpeeled tomato half into quarter-inch cubes.
- There should be about three cups.
- Put the tomato cubes into a mixing bowl and add the onions, lime juice, jalapeno peppers, white pepper, salt, oil and coriander.
- Blend.
- As the mixture stands, the volume will be reduced.
red, red onions, freshly squeezed lime juice, peppers, ground pepper, salt, olive oil, fresh coriander leaves
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1678 (may not work)