Chilean style salsa

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My mom is from Chile, so in addition to traditional "American" holiday foods we also have Chilean foods at holiday meals: raw veggies such as cucumbers and turnips sliced thin and combined with lemon juice, olive oil and salt; pasta combined with lemon juice, olive oil, cilantro and salt; three kinds of meat at dinner; plates of fresh avocados; empanadas. One of my favorites is Chilean style salsa, which can be eaten on chips but in Chile is eaten as a topping on meats, seafood and potatoes.

Chilean salsa is not tomato based like the Mexican style salsas more familiar to Americans. It is made mainly of chopped onion, cilantro, olive oil, salt and very hot peppers (my mom uses serrano, not jalapeno) chopped fine, along with some chopped tomato and garlic. When we have visitors, we warn them not to choke on the salsa as it is very hot and strong. She makes different strengths, though, to accommodate the wussies. I ate a lot of this on Christmas Day.

Comments

Technodoll said…
Now you're talkin'! sigh. drool. tummy grumble. all my favorites, and then some. I wish salsa and chips were a breakfast food item!
Friday, December 28, 2007
Rebecca Foster said…
I've had nachos for breakfast on more than one occasion. Do it!
Friday, December 28, 2007
Technodoll said…
He he! Been there, done that... will do it again. Yum. I love breakfast egg burritos too, with salsa and sour cream and... oh damn. Drooling again :-D
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Ace said…
As if the picture wasn't enough, now you gals are talking about all this good food! I love mexican style (spicy) foods. I had a real good friend who was hispanic, and he would always whip up this bean dish, and we would put it on bread for a good late night meal. It was one of those meals you had to eat to soak up all the alcohol before you had to go to work. =) Those were the good ol' days for me! Like technodoll, I'm still drooling over here...plan on posting the recipe anytime soon!? =D
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Rebecca Foster said…
I'll ask my mom for her ratios, there is no recipe, it's just handed down. If you ask her how much of something to put it in, her standard answer is "Enough." She doesn't measure anything. She's an amazing cook, I think more than one guy has dated me for access to my mom's cooking! Well, at least it was a big side-bonus.
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Ace said…
Those must have been some lucky guys! As if it wasn't enough that you beautiful, they have the benefits of good eatin's from Mom! =/ Lucky, lucky. Happy New Year!
Sunday, December 30, 2007
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