blender salsa

This is so easy and so satisfying! Put into a blender (don't chop at all!) 2 small tomatoes (or a container of grape tomatoes), 1 peeled onion, 2 cloves of garlic, 1 entire bunch of cilantro, 1/2 of a seeded jalapeño (or actually, imho, hot pickled jalapeños are even better than fresh!), the juice of 1 lime, 1 pinch cumin or cumin seeds, and 1 tsp (or more) of salt. Blend briefly, or just pulse it, or alternate pulsing and shaking of the blender pitcher. You don't want to pulverize it all completely (although that's good too!).

Enjoy with chips. Or quesadillas. Or fish. Or freezer burritos. This salsa gets better with time; make it hours in advance if you can. Increase the jalapeño (or include more seeds) if you want it hotter. If you don't have jalapeños, use dashes of hot sauce instead. Add cucumber or mango. Leave out the cilantro if you have haters in your group, and serve with chopped cilantro on the side. Advanced technique: Burn the ingredients in a very hot pan before starting to add some char. Another advanced technique: Blend 3/4 of the ingredients, chop 1/4, and mix it up at the end.