Salsa

Homemade salsa may seem pretty intimidating, but this recipe is fairly simple! And extremely delicious!

5 cloves garlic, peeled
1 tsp olive oil
10 roma tomatoes, cored
3 jalapeno peppers
1 medium yellow onion, peeled and halved
 5 T. chopped fresh cilantro
1 tsp salt
1 lime
1 additional garlic clove, peeled and minced

     Place the 5 peeled garlic cloves on a square of aluminum foil. Drizzle with olive oil and fold foil around cloves. Place 7 of the tomatoes, the jalapenos, one half of the onion, and foil packet of garlic on the rack of a covered grill over medium-high heat. Grill 5 mi nutes on each side or just until vegetables are blackened and blistered. Remove from grill and let cool.
     Meanwhile, finely chop remaining onion half. Chop remaining tomatoes.
     In a blender, combine all grilled vegetables (including any olive oil from garlic foil packet). Cover and blend until nearly smooth.
     Transfer to a medium bowl; add the chopped tomatoes, onion, cilantro, salt and the juice of the lime as well as the minced garlic clove. Toss to combine and season to taste with additional salt and lime juice. Makes about 4 cups.