Help, I want to make salsa!?

Question

I have a few concerns.

Some of the tomatoes have tiny black dots on them.

I looked it up and saw it is bacteria on the plant and to move the plant area next year.

But are these safe to eat? It doesn't say.

Can I use all these cherry tomatoes in the salsa with Big boys?

this is the first time ever I have grown cherry tomatoes. And I got a huge amount from two plants. Go figure.

Do you have a great salsa recipe? That i can use with cherry tomatoes?

thanks

Answer 1

Cherry Tomato Salsa Ingredients

2 pt Cherry tomatoes  1 tb White wine vinegar  

1 lg Shallot; minced  2 Serrano chiles; seeded and  

1 lg Garlic clove; minced  2 ts Fresh lime juice  

2 tb Minced fresh coriander  1/4 ts Salt  

Instructions for Cherry Tomato Salsa

In a food processor, coarsely chop the tomatoes, turning the machine on and off. Do not puree. In a medium bowl, combine the chopped tomatoes and their juices with the shallot, garlic, coriander, vinegar, chiles, lime juice and salt. Stir well. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside for at least 2 hours to blend the flavors.

The tomatoes should be from and if you want you could cut the black dots off scrap it off but if its rotten then don't eat it of course  

Answer 2

I have 2 ways to make salsa... fresh and cooked. if you want to use those tomato's in the fresh salsa I wouldn't. but if you are going to cook it then I think it would be fine.

fresh:

tomato's, garlic, shallots, jalapeno, cilantro, lime, salt and pepper... chop all finely and eat.

cooked:

blanche tomato's, peel skins and core, mush up into a sauce consistency add garlic, shallots, jalapenos (in this kind i like to add several different jalapenos there are tons of variety out there and they are fun to play with) I let simmer on low for a while, add lime juice and salt pepper, and cyan pepper (well... this depends on how hot your jalapenos are... you never know) let simmer some more just before I am satisfied with flavor I stir in cilantro and some chopped up white onions (the shallots by this point have nearly disintegrated) so the white onion is more for texture. let cool and sit over night. and there you go.

note, for me the shallots have been the key ingredient in my sauces everyone always wonders why my stuff tastes good and i am positive it is because of my love affair with shallots.

Answer 3

Cherry-Tomato Salsa

Ingredients

2 (1-pint) baskets cherry tomatoes, halved

1/2 small white onion, peeled and finely chopped

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper (to taste)

1 small chopped seeded jalapeño pepper

1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro

1 teaspoon lime juice

Preparation

Toss ingredients together.

Yield

6 servings (serving size: 1/2 cup).

Nutritional Information

CALORIES 22; CALCIUM 12mg; CARBOHYDRATE 5g; SODIUM 52mg; PROTEIN 1g; FIBER 1g

Answer 4

I always use cherry tomatoes for salsa....

Tomatoes, jalapeno, red onion, lime, cilantro, s&p.....cuisinart away!

Answer 5

i would cut the tomatoes opened and if they look ok in side just cut the skin off with the black dots