ROASTED SALSA WITH AVOCADO

I wanted my first post to be simple and delicious but I also wanted it to be the perfect introduction to my kitchen, what better introduction than with salsa? It is considered essential in my home. I cook many variations of salsas but this is one of my favorites. Enjoy and please feel free to leave any comments, I welcome your feedback! I posted this recipe on allrecipes (I have included the link below), I doubt they will ever publish it which is one of the reasons I was insipired to write this blog.

Ingredients:

• 2 ripe avocados
• 4 plum tomatos
• 4-6 jalapeno peppers (depending on how spicy you want your salsa)
• 1 small onion cut in two four large pieces, skin removed
• 4 cloves of garlic (with skin)
• 1 tablespoon of salt
• Juice of 2 limes

Instructions:

1. line a skillet with aluminium foil (this is optional but makes cleaning up much easier) and rinse all ingredients.
2. Turn the heat on medium high
3. Place the tomatos, jalapeno peppers, onion, and garlic on heated skillet. It will take a couple of minutes before the vegetables begin to blister and blacken. Make sure to turn tomatos, peppers, onion, and garlic so that all sides cook evenly.
4. The garlic will most likely be ready first, remove it from the skillet once the skin is dark in spots and the cloves feel soft.
5. Remove the tomatos once they are soft, check the centers to make sure they are ready.
6. Remove the peppers when the skin becomes mostly black
7. Remove the onion once it has softened a bit and has brown spots. It's fine if the onion is a bit raw and firm.
8. Once you have removed all vegetables from the skillet, place in a bowl and cover with foil. Leave until cooled.
9. Remove the skin from the garlic
10. Remove skin and seeds from jalapeno peppers (It's ok if you can't remove all seeds and skin completely, DO NOT rinse the peppers, this washes off flavor!)
11. You can remove the skin from the tomatos if you wish but I usually leave them as is
12. Place all ingredients into a blender or food processor, including the avocado, lime juice, and tablespoon of salt. I add lime to keep the avocado from oxidizing but it also gives the salsa great flavor.
13. Blend or process until it reaches your desired consistency. Make sure you taste and add more salt if needed. 1 tablespoon may not be enough.               

Note: This salsa will be thick and chunky because no water has been added. If you do not like chunky salsa, you can add a bit of water about 1/4 cup.

Roasted Salsa with Avocado on All Recipes