Salsa Obsession

When Chelsea and I decided to join Peace Corps we imagined going to some Latin American country where cultural understanding would come from enticing cuisine. Visions of tantalizing Tortas, bristling with barbacoa and avaricious avocado, raced through our minds, while Mole, spicily simmering for days amidst cocoa and chilies, came in a close second. Beans and Rice would sit on the sidelines happily striving to add completion to this montage of Mexican food, and then Street Tacos would laugh, their limey, cilantro and onion filled laugh knowing they are just a snack. It was a grandiose vision, perhaps a mere dream, but the bottom line is we are obsessed with Mexican cuisine. We even miss the occasional southern California specialty of carne asada fries, or the simplistic, but completely filling rice, bean and cheese burrito. Even an enchilada would do nicely, lathered in cheese and Pico de Gallo salsa. Which brings me around to this next recipe. SALSA! We have been craving it for a long time. We have pepper sauce here, which we’ll add later, but it just isn’t the same. This next entry was thrown together with the inspiration of some tortilla chips (which don’t exist here) sent for Sara from the states. It was exactly what we needed.

-Tim

6 tomatoes

3 Sweet Peppers (bell peppers) with seeds.

3 or 4 cloves of garlic

Half a medium onion

1 hot pepper (I think its called Tigers Teeth or something…HOT HOT HOT! Deseeded)

1 Tbs (maybe more, not sure) of Apple Cider Vinegar

Toss it all in a blender and blend it up until it’s the consistency you want. We made more fine, but it’s up to you. Place it in the fridge to chill or simply enjoy right there.

Side note from Sara: I just had to post something on this Salsa Obsession. For those of you who already know me, you know I LOVE salsa, especially chips and salsa! Living in South America one would think chips and salsa would be a staple right? Well, not in Guyana. So, receiving a bag of tortilla chips was awesome and making homemade salsa and having a chip to dip into the spicy tub of love was heavenly!