I'm working on little sleep at the moment, and it's almost 3 a.m. so I hope what I write actually makes sense. I'm going to have to try this salsa again because my rule of thumb is when I can't stop myself from nomming on something home cooked, I know it's good. I was nomming as I was taste testing each small batch that I made, so I hope my measurements are more sound.
Peach Salsa:
- 1 (14.5 oz) can of whole tomatoes, drained. Chopped and drained again (keep liquid in a separate bowl just in case you need to use a bit of it)
- 1/2 can (of a 15 oz can) of peaches, drained and chopped
- 9 slices of pickled (? ... it was in a jar) jalapenos or more/less to taste
- 1 1/8 tsp white sugar
- 3/4 tsp brown sugar
- 2 1/4 tsp lemon juice
- 1 1/2 tsp vinegar
- 3/4 tsp garlic powder
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp of ground allspice
Drain and chop tomatoes, peaches and jalapenos and place in a bowl.
In a separate bowl mix white and brown sugar, lemon juice, vinegar, garlic powder, salt and allspice. Combine until sugars are dissolved.
Pour sugar liquid over the tomatoes/peaches/jalapenos, mix and let it sit for 20 minutes for flavors to meld (it can either be left at room temperature or refrigerated). Serve with chips or as a chutney over meats. Refrigerate any leftovers.
I really had to refrain from eating all of this. Hubby wasn't wowed by this one, but I was. I think it was due to the fact that peach salsa is my ultimate favorite kind of salsa and he steers more toward the 'strictly tomato' kind of salsa. Meh, more for me then!
(Sorry Kiddo, this is too spicey for your little pallet, I promise to make a less spicey version for you!)
How does it work out, price-wise or sugar/ salt-wise, compared to the Newman's brand? Neato if you can make something good for much less, tho.
ReplyDeleteI think it could be much cheaper if made at home. I don't recall how much it cost to get Newman's, it could run upwards of $4 a jar, less if on sale.
ReplyDeleteIt's got to be about $1.75 if you're making it from scratch:
can of whole tomatoes $1 (on sale); 1 can of peaches $0.89 (and this can be made for two batches); and big glass jar of japapenos $1.25 (which, omg, there's got to be like 100 servings in there if used just for this recipe alone since I only use 10 or less slices). Spices and sugar are so minute and they're always being pulled out for other recipes that I forget to think of them as an expediture.
Sometimes I think the ratio's are a bit off, so after taste testing... and taste testing.. .[yum]... and taste testing some more, I add a bit more salt, sugar, vinegar or lemon juice to play around with to get it right. By that time 1/2 the stuff is gone but I'm completley happy with nomming on it :)