Indian salsa

4 cervings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
11Tomatillos, husked and and finely chopped
4largesRipe tomatoes, finely chopped
¾cupFinely chopped onion
6Jalapeno peppers, seeded, deveined and finely chopped
½cupFresh cilantro, finely chopped
1teaspoonFreshly squeezed lime juice

Directions

Toss together all the ingredients in a bowl. Allow to marinade about 1 hour to bring out the full flavor. Serve cold or at room temperature. ****************** Almost every pueblo and tribe I visited on my travels throughout the Southwest had its own recipe for salsa, which is used as a condiment for every meal. All the salsas I tasted were hot and spicy to my palate; this recipe is a combination of the many I tried. If you find it too hot for your taste, cut the amount of jalapenos in half.

From "Native American Cooking," by Lois Ellen Frank Submitted By HILDE MOTT On 11-19-94