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RECIPE: Todd's Fresh Salsa
![SalsaOne.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b32abc_e7bc42e399b247b39d0870ee0dfc01fe~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_496,h_371,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/SalsaOne.jpg)
Ingredients
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10 - 12 cups TOMATOES (Blanched, peeled and cored.)
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5 cups PEPPERS,Sweet/Mild (chopped and seeded.)
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5 cups ONION (chopped. Spanish, sweet, red or blend.)
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2 ½ cups PEPPERS, Hot (chopped and seeded.)
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3 - 5 tablespoons GARLIC (chopped)
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¼ cup CILANTRO (fresh, minced)
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3 teaspoon SALT
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1 tablespoon BLACK PEPPER
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1 ¼ cups VINEGAR
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1 tablespoon HOT SAUCE, commercial (optional)
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2 cans TOMATO PASTE (6 oz. each)
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2-3 tablespoons SUGAR
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2 cans BLACK BEANS, rinsed (14.5 oz. cans)
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2 - CORN, drained (14.5 oz. cans or fresh)
YIELD: 12 quarts / 24 pints
Combine all ingredients in a large stock pot and big to a boil. Simmer a minimum of an additional 10 minutes. Process in hot water bath for 10 minutes. Please refer to the Ball™ website for complete home canning instructions.
OPTIONAL MODIFICATIONS:
The above recipe is for a MILD salsa. To increase the heat level add an additional 3 C of hot peppers; salsa will mellow as it ages in the jar. There is no 'right way' to make salsa. Use your imagination. The finished jars pictured above also had fresh pineapple added.
![Use the freshest ingredients.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b32abc_8f52508164264d80ab362bcd3c0b7314~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_125,h_99,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b32abc_8f52508164264d80ab362bcd3c0b7314~mv2.jpg)
![Blanched tomatoes.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b32abc_e73d04fbc05d40878697eb207f80d133~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_125,h_94,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b32abc_e73d04fbc05d40878697eb207f80d133~mv2.jpg)
![Chopping and de-seeding peppers.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b32abc_fb16b93893004c1a8b769e008fbeda78~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_125,h_95,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b32abc_fb16b93893004c1a8b769e008fbeda78~mv2.jpg)
![All combined ingredients (except tomatoes) set aside to marinate.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b32abc_2401bd00efd94c3980d8a27b7b3c2aae~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_125,h_94,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b32abc_2401bd00efd94c3980d8a27b7b3c2aae~mv2.jpg)
![Boiling down.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b32abc_9d1d22e0967a44fbbab934db40a9a42a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_125,h_94,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b32abc_9d1d22e0967a44fbbab934db40a9a42a~mv2.jpg)
![Yumminess in a jar!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b32abc_eb5b5a4232604f4f9caf29fedb13302a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_125,h_94,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b32abc_eb5b5a4232604f4f9caf29fedb13302a~mv2.jpg)
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