Monday, January 30, 2012

Fire Roasted Tomato, Chilaca, & Chipotle Pepper Salsa









This is a repeat but let's be honest...  Great things bear repeating and this is great!  I made it again tonight to put with a meal that I took to a family that had a new baby.  Good thing I made a bunch because it is fabulous. 


You can find GarLic It! at Whole Foods and Fresh Market and many other retailers - just look at their website.  The website is www.GarLicIt.com and Llance and Lori who are the owners and creators of this great product could not be more wonderful!  I am always an advocate of supporting small businesses.




Second Place Fire Roasted Tomato, Chilaca, & Chipotle Pepper Salsa 
½ white onion chopped
1 tsp vinegar
1 can fire roasted tomatoes (such as Muir Glen Brand)
1 whole chilaca pepper
2 heaping tablespoons of Spicy Chipotle GarLic It! Garlic Finishing Sauce
Kosher Salt to taste

After chopping the white onion, place in 16 oz bowl with vinegar and cover with ice cold water.  Allow to soak for ten minutes, then drain without rinsing.  While the onion is soaking, roast a pasilla pepper until the skin is black and blistered.  You can do this on the stove top if you cook with natural gas.  Cover the pepper allow to steam while cooling so the skin is easy to remove.

Meanwhile, put the tomatoes in a bowl with the GarLic It! and allow to sit until the other ingredients are ready.  Once the pepper is peeled, finely chop and add to the tomato mixture.  Add in the onions and refrigerate for at least one hour for the flavors to marry.

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