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Mom's Salsa

From the kitchen of Heather Pettingill

A big-batch tomato salsa made with blanched onions and peppers, blended with stewed tomatoes and cilantro.

Added September 29, 2026

Prep
~30 min
Cook
~10 min
Total
~40 min

~ Times are estimates where the original recipe did not say.

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Steps

  1. Put the crushed tomatoes in a large bowl.

  2. Boil a large pot of water and blanch the onions and peppers.

  3. Blend the blanched onions and peppers in a blender with the stewed tomatoes and cilantro.

  4. Add the blended mixture to the crushed tomatoes.

  5. Add the spices to taste.

You'll need

blenderlarge pot

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