Salsa in the raw
The colorful results of a 10-minute harvest in my garden.
Added 09/12/06: This is currently the most interesting photo on Flickr with the tag "mexicancuisine."
SuziJane's Kickass Salsa Cruda
4 large firm ripe tomatoes, peeled and chopped
8 tomatillos, husked and chopped (or use 4-6 small green tomatoes)
2 large bell peppers, seeded and chopped
4 fresh banana peppers, seeded and chopped
4 fresh jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped
2 red or yellow onions, peeled and chopped
4 to 6 garlic cloves, crushed, peeled and chopped
1 tbsp. minced fresh cilantro
Juice of 1 fresh lime
1 tsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
1 to 2 tsp. salt
Combine all ingredients in a glass container. Cover tightly and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. May be stored for 2-3 weeks in refrigerator. Makes about 4 cups.
To upgrade to Suzi's Killer Salsa Cruda, add 2 habanero peppers, seeded and chopped, and use white onions instead of yellow. Serve with Mylanta chaser. :>)
Comments and faves
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GangaSunshine (82 months ago | reply)
Hey SuziJane I love this spicey hot photo!!!!
Fernando Davila Brave added this photo to his favorites. (82 months ago)
jen.barnes (82 months ago | reply)
Great Photo, and thanks for the recipe!
jen.barnes added this photo to her favorites. (82 months ago)
Alexander Yates (81 months ago | reply)
Very nice!!
billadler (81 months ago | reply)
Great colors -- this is a terrific photo to look at.
grateful420angelina added this photo to her favorites. (79 months ago)
Sunshine Hanan (79 months ago | reply)
cool shot, love the colours and display :)
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bom_de_ver (79 months ago | reply)
It´s look good!!
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confident_realm (64 months ago | reply)
I love this image. I will use it as a model for my new series based on peppers with your permission of course. I was aiming to paint a series of just peppers for the kitchen but the tomatoes work very well in this image.
427 (64 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Mis en Place, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
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confident_realm (61 months ago | reply)
Thanks Suzi! I painted 6 pepper inspired works so far and your Salsa in the Raw was my greatest inspiration.
noe_carrillo (60 months ago | reply)
a very good harvest!
would look much better with just a little more tweak on saturation. i think that's what the reds are for (as viewed from my monitor) : ). try zooming in as well. eliminate spaces of the base for a more compact look.
not bad, but not for the pool.
NO today.
3 yes votes and you may post this to the main pool. goodluck!
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Nene Minetti (60 months ago | reply)
dear, it is really difficult to create something new in still-life, and you in my opinion today failed. The reason is the composition, the color's treatment, and not a perfect "mood" ...
Sorry, today a NO from me for the main pool
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SuziJane (60 months ago | reply)
Noe and Nene, thank you very much for your suggestions. However, I personally dislike over-saturation of colors in photos of nature, so that is a tweak I do not use. I deliberately allowed the white background to show through because, in my opinion, it emphasizes the vibrance of the colors.
Again, I appreciate your time and critiques.
helmet13 (60 months ago | reply)
Well, I think I can follow your intention. But I also would like to see more brilliance of the colors here. May be that sound a bit conservative when I say: I would choose a much more contrastive background - much darker or a bright white. Sorry, but a NO for me this time.
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NowPublic (59 months ago | reply)
Thank you for sharing your photo!This photograph appears in a NowPublic news story:Jalapeno peppers Test Positive for Salmonella, Tomato Salad for Everyone.
Reel Nomad (58 months ago | reply)
Looks good, love the colors.
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