Salsa

[Kimberly_P]

I was checking out some recipes on here and I'd like to try making some stuffed chicken breasts but the recipe calls for Salsa. How much can I use and is there a certain brand I should buy?

[Jerzaka]

Re: Salsa

Have you considered making your own? That way you can put what you like and how many carbs you want, without adding sugar. I'm sure there are some great recipes out there.

[kkat55]

Re: Salsa

I'd like a recipe for that too. Every bottle of salsa I found in the store had sugar in it so I didn't get any.

I'll try to see if I can find us a recipe on Linda's.

[kkat55]

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In case you don't have this link, here it is: http://users3.ev1.net/~fontlady/indu...ion_menus.html

[not2late]

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Many of the prepared salsas have added sugars---usually in the form of tomato juice. They also taste kind of dull, because they tend to be cooked. Making your own is simple because tomato salsa is just chopped tomatoes, onions, peppers, salt, cilantro (if you like it) and lemon or lime juice. You can vary the amounts of vegetables to suit your taste.

[Tired of Chub]

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I make a basic pico de gallo and add to it if the mood hits.

Pico de gallo- seeded tomatoes, onions, hot peppers of your choice, lime juice anda lil salt. I always add cilantro to mine because I love its fresh taste.

[Kimberly_P]

Re: Salsa

Thankyou so much for the great ideas, I think I'm going to go ahead and make my own

[kkat55]

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Here is the only link I found so far:

http://www.culinary.net/recipes/lowcarb/3071-salsafresca.html

[kkat55]

Re: Salsa

Many of the prepared salsas have added sugars---usually in the form of tomato juice. They also taste kind of dull, because they tend to be cooked. Making your own is simple because tomato salsa is just chopped tomatoes, onions, peppers, salt, cilantro (if you like it) and lemon or lime juice. You can vary the amounts of vegetables to suit your taste.

Thanks for the recipe!!! I'm making Linda's Taco Salad tonight and needed some salsa for it.

[kkat55]

Re: Salsa

I make a basic pico de gallo and add to it if the mood hits.

Pico de gallo- seeded tomatoes, onions, hot peppers of your choice, lime juice anda lil salt. I always add cilantro to mine because I love its fresh taste.

Thanks for the recipe!!

[ValidRouge]

Re: Salsa

Definitely make your own.

Tomato
onion (I use vidalia)
jalapeno (I take out the seeds, if you like it HOT, leave them in)
fresh cilantro
lemon juice
salt and pepper

I use a black and decker handy chopper for the cilantro and jalapeno, but you can use a full size food processor too. I hand chop the tomato and onion.

[Kimberly_P]

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How much of each should I add? I don't want to go overboard with the carbs!

[not2late]

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Homemade salsa won't be as watery and the veggies will be more distinct, so don't expect that soupy-stewy type jar salsa. You can make it with any degree of heat that you want.

If you want it "drier", for stuffing into something, remove the seeds from the tomatoes before you chop.

In addition to cilantro, I like about 1/8 teaspoon of ground cumin in it too. The small amount of cumin isn't overpowering so you won't say "wow, cumin!" when you eat it, but it gives it alittle something extra.

Oh also, my co-worker has a "dry gazpacho" recipe that's follows the basic salsa recipe, but includes chopped peeled cucumber and minced garlic. He brought it to our office potluck last week and served it like a salad. I imagine it would be very good if it were very cold and used as a side for grilled chicken.

[not2late]

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How much of each should I add? I don't want to go overboard with the carbs!

What I do is get the veggies, chop them and measure them and mix them together. Measure the mixture.

Then I go to fitday.com and enter the values. Then I figure out how many servings I can get out of the entire batch I made. No possible way to "over-do" the carbs if you know exactly what you put in and how much of it.

[MotherOfGizmo]

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I can my own salsa. But, I have found a brand with no sugar, the ingredients are

Ingredients: Tomatoes, Onions, Serrano Peppers, Salt and Cilantro

Here is a picture of it...In my area I have found it at Harris Teeter, Lowe's Foods and even Kroger. You should be able to find it, its distributed by Hormel.

http://www.hormel.com/multibrand/product_herdez.htm