Our New Favorite Garden Salsa

Garden season means fresh salsa! This is our new favorite recipe. It comes from the Aug/Sept 2012 issue of Taste of Home. I don't usually copy and paste a recipe as is on this blog - but this one is perfect just as it's written. My sister brought me a bottle of this for my birthday recently and we fell in love! My little 5-year-old said, "This is the best salsa on earth! Mom, how long will it take you to figure out making this?" I had to chuckle. He has figured out that I am willing to experiment and try and copy a taste that we love. I replied,"It won't take long at all. I just have to call Aunt Amber and she'll tell me what she did."

I love that this calls for cucumbers and zucchini - it really doesn't need that many tomatoes. The last batch I made was heavy on the cucumber and zucchini and we still loved it. I stored it in a quart jar in the fridge and it stayed good at least a week - we just snacked on it whenever we wanted it. I took a quart of it to a family reunion and everyone wanted the recipe. Yesterday we mixed in about 1 cup of this salsa with a bunch of mashed avocado - it was amazing! I hope you enjoy it as much as we have.

Garden Veg Salsa Recipe

Garden Veg Salsa Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Garden Veg Salsa Recipe

Garden Veg Salsa Recipe

• Prep: 20 min.
• Yield: 12 Servings

2020

Ingredients

• 3 large tomatoes, chopped
• 1 cup chopped cucumber
• 1 medium sweet yellow or red pepper, chopped
• 3/4 cup chopped zucchini
• 1 small red onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar
• 3/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• Tortilla chips

Directions

• In a large bowl, combine all ingredients; toss to combine. Refrigerate, covered, until serving. Serve with chips. Yield: 6 cups.