Winning Salsa Recipes

In past years, SALSA participants and volunteers were invited to prepare their favorite salsa recipe for the final party on Saturday night. The salsas were judged in a blind taste-test by all partygoers. Here are some of the previous winners:

2003: AJI DE COLOMBIA

* Cilantro finely chopped
* Three green onions finely chopped
* Finely diced chilis to taste
* Three teaspoons fresh lemon juice
* Three teaspoons white vinegar (rice vinegar)
* Three roma tomatoes peeled, seeded, and finely diced (optional)
* Salt to taste
* Water Mix ingredients by hand (no blender please!).
* Let stand one night in a glass container. For best results, let stand 48 hours.

1997: MANGO SALSA

* Small mangos (as ripe as possible), diced and mashed
* 1/4 red onion, diced fine
* Large tomatos, chopped fine
* 1/2 fresh habenero pepper (large), diced fine
* 1/3 cup chopped cilantro (fresh)
* 1 1/2 tsp. ground cardamon
* 1 1/2 tsp. ground coriander
* 1 tsp. ground cayenne pepper
* Lime juice to taste Combine mangos, onion, tomatos and habenero pepper.
* Add cardamon, coriander, red pepper, and lime juice. Mix well. Refrigerate for one hour prior to serving. Just before serving mix in cilantro.

1993: BLUEBERRY SALSA

* 1 bag frozen blueberries
* 1/2 purple onion-- finely diced
* 2 cloves crushed garlic
* 1 - 2 serrano peppers-- finely diced (add to taste)
* 1 jigger tequila
* 1/2 jigger lime juice
* Add all ingredients in the blender or food processor. Frappe until smooth. Enjoy!