salsa

[BethAnnC]

I was wondering who knew which salsa was the lowest in carbs or does anyone have a recipe for a very low carb salsa.....

[ValidRouge]

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The lowest and best tasting would probably have to be something you make yourself. Tomatoes, onion, jalapeno, lemon juice, salt and pepper, FRESH cilantro.

[cristylp]

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I'm hooked on cilantro....it makes such a difference in salsa!

[BethAnnC]

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TY...sounds good...we are going to have a ton of tomatoes thats for sure!

[MotherOfGizmo]

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I owe Tamariah my salsa recipe. We grow tons of tomatos just so I can make salsa and can it! I can't wait for the tomatos to start turning red! Anyday now.

Anyway, I've gotta dig out my recipe and I'll post it.

I agree cilantro makes the salsa! That and some really good hot peppers we like jalepeno and habenero's!

[not2late]

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Yeah, freshly made salsa taste alot better than the stuff in jars! And it's really easy to make. Just chop tomatoes, onions, peppers (hot if you prefer), add lemon or lime juice and cilantro (if you like it). And that's all there is to it.

[BethAnnC]

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I was told that green tomatoes are lower in carbs yet I never see salsa in the store a green color unless they are in a health store or something.....my husband just loves salsa so I will have to give it a try!

[MotherOfGizmo]

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Yep, I've seen green salsa at the regular store too! I've checked it out and the store bought ones aren't much different in carbs really.

I found the premade ones that are actually made in Mexico seem to be made with just natural ingredients ie tomato, peppers, onion, cilantro. Most of the American made ones have other garbage in them! But everyone is right, it tastes so much better homemade and its so simple to make!

[not2late]

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Those green tomatoes are tomatillos, not the unripe red tomato. According to the USDA website, 1/2 cup chopped tomatillo has about 1.5 net carbs.

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/

Here's a link with some info and a pic of them:
http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/tomatillos.htm

[MotherOfGizmo]

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Wonder what else you could do with those tomatillo's? I see them in the grocery store all the time but never knew what to do with the darned things.

[ValidRouge]

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me either Mog, maybe I'll go make a green salsa with them.

[Barbde]

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Wonder what else you could do with those tomatillo's? I see them in the grocery store all the time but never knew what to do with the darned things.

Hey! This is good timing!
I bought one of those and was going to ask you guys what to do with it LOLOL.