Fresh Tomato Salsa

I have so many recipes to share with you. I've had a lot of fun in the kitchen for the past few weeks now. It was hard to decided which recipe to start with. I ended up choosing this one because one, I am teaching a *'cooking with essential oils' class tomorrow and two, because it's summer and fresh salsa is the best to take to pot luck dinners, to a BBQ, or to just eat at home. I really like how this recipe turned out. It tastes just like the name I picked out for it, 'fresh' and also light. I thought it had the perfect combination of lime and just a hit of heat from the anaheim peppers. I will have to tell you that two of my children, the ones with a very sensitive tough that can't handle mild store bought salsa, didn't like it. They thought it was too quote "Spicy". I think maybe I should have chopped up the onion a little more when I finally had them try it. :] My one child who claims to like spicy food just loved it. Pretty good for a 4 year old. I've had people try it that didn't like lime, that love lime and both said they really liked it. I've taken it to a pot luck dinner and it got good reviews there too. So I hope you enjoy this Fresh tomato salsa!

Fresh Tomato Salsa

Ingredients

3 vine ripened tomatoes-diced

1/2 cup minced onion (about 1/2 small onion)

2 anaheim peppers, minced

3 teaspoons garlic, minced

1 tablespoon dried parsley

3 drops doTERRA lime essential oil

2 drops doTERRA cilantro essential oil

1/4-1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

In a glass or metal bowl add all ingredients except for the essential oils, mix well. Using a metal spoon drop oils onto spoon and then stir into salsa mixture. Mix for about 1 minute to make sure oils are completely dispersed into vegetables. Refrigerate until read to serve (the longer it sits in the fridge the more the flavors can marry and make it taste that much better! ) with your choice or tortilla chips and enjoy!!

*To join the class simply to go https://www.facebook.com/events/406835429366735/ and click on the link, or go to www.anymeeting.com/azdoterra1 .This is a free class you can watch my power point and listen to me teach about essential oils and cooking all from the comfort of your own home. :]

Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Tortilla Chips

I had never had fruit salsa before. I had so many different fruits in my house and I thought that it sounded yummy. So I tried this recipe, with some changes, and it was so delicious! My kids couldn't stop eating it. And it just gets better each day, if it lasts.

Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Tortilla Chips

Ingredients

Sauce:

2 apples, diced

1 cup fresh strawberries, sliced

2 kiwis, peeled and sliced

2 bananas, peeled and sliced

1/2 of a small container of blackberries

1 1/2 tablespoons evaporated cane juice

Juice from 1 key lime

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Cinnamon tortilla chips:

1/2 cup melted butter (ICBINB spray)

6 10 inch whole wheat flour tortillas or rice flour tortillas

3 tablespoons evaporated cane juice

1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

Directions

Sauce:

In a medium blow, mix together apples, blackberries, kiwis, bananas, lime juice ,cinnamon, and nutmeg. Add strawberries and sprinkle evaporated cane juice on top. Mix well, being careful not to smash the blackberries. Cover and chill in the refrigerator approximately 20 minutes or until cinnamon chips are done. Stir before serving.

Cinnamon tortilla chips:

Preheat oven to 375*F. Mix evaporated cane juice and cinnamon in small bowl. Lightly spread a small amount of melted butter over tortillas. Sprinkle cinnamon mixture on top of butter. Place tortillas on cookie sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes. Remove from oven and cut with a pizza cutter like you would cut pizza to make triangle shaped chips. Serve warm with chilled sauce and enjoy!!

Black Bean Salsa

Happy Cinco De Mayo!!

I know that's is Wisdom Wednesday, but in lu of Cinco De Mayo I wanted to post a Cinco De Mayo type of food. I got the original recipe off of Studio 5 here. Just the smells alone from the recipe will make your mouth water! I'm not one for heat so if you'd like more heat then add 1 jalapeno, seeded and diced. I don't think it needs more heat heat. The flavors are so fresh!

Black Bean Salsa

Ingredients

1 can black beans, drained and rinsed

1 can corn, drained

2 Roma tomatoes, diced

1 small onion, diced fine

1/2 green bell pepper, diced

1/4 bunch cilantro, minced

Juice of 1/2 lime

salt and pepper to taste

1/8 teaspoon ground cumin

Directions

Add all ingredients into small bowl. Serve with Corn or Multi grain chips. And enjoy the fresh taste!