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Spicy Fresh Tomato Salsa

Taylor Costa
Fresh tomatoes are peeled, crushed, and then boiled with chopped tomatoes, onion, spices, jalapeños, and cilantro for a great-tasting salsa. Adjust the number of jalapeños depending on how spicy you like your salsa. The amount and types of onion can be varied, too.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Appetizer
Servings 96
Calories 9 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 6 pounds roma plum tomatoes
  • ¼ pound roma plum tomatoes, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons garlic powder
  • ¼ cup lemon juice
  • 1 ½ tablespoons salt
  • 1 tablespoon ground cayenne pepper
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 red onion chopped
  • 1 white onion chopped
  • 1 yellow onion chopped
  • 1 pound jalapeno peppers chopped
  • bunch fresh cilantro chopped

Instructions
 

  • Bring a large saucepan of water to boil. Briefly place 6 pounds tomatoes into water to loosen skins and set color. Drain, peel and crush.
  • Mix chopped tomatoes, garlic powder, lemon juice, salt, cayenne pepper and cumin into the saucepan with crushed tomatoes; bring to a boil. Mix in red onion, white onion, yellow onion, jalapeños, and cilantro. Continue boiling until vegetables are soft and mixture has reached desired consistency. Remove from heat. Cool and refrigerate until serving.