Toasted-pumpkin-seed salsa

1 batch

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½cupWhole shelled pumpkin seeds
3mediumsTomatoes; cored
1smallOnion; peeled and cored
1mediumPoblano chile
1mediumJalapeno
1tablespoonLime juice
¼cupChopped cilantro leaves
1teaspoonGround cumin
teaspoonCoarse ground black pepper
1tablespoonSalt
2tablespoonsOlive oil

Directions

Toast pumpkin seeds in shallow pan in 350 F. oven for 5 minutes. Over gas flame or on hot grill, char tomatoes, onion and chiles. Seed and stem chiles. Place in bowl and break up with hands or spoon. Mix in remaining ingredients, then roughly puree in food processor or blender to a chunky consistency. Serve warm.

Yield: About 3 cups.

From Executive Chef Jim Severson/Dakota's/600 N. Akard/Dallas, TX in "Texas Monthly." July 1993, Vol. 21, No. 7. Pg. 136. Typed for you by Cathy Harned.

Submitted By CATHY HARNED On 12-03-94