The Salsa Hit of the Summer

August 25, 2009

Cathy brought this to dinner. We’ll be making it all winter long to remind us of beach days, supper on the deck, 15 children stomping through the house, the aunts, the uncles, the grandparents, and the friends.

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It was so pretty, like a mound of shining colored stones. People began putting it on their little lime tortilla scoops. Next thing you know, the chips have been dispensed with. Men are shoveling it into their mouth with spoons.

This one is fabulous.

Cathy’s Too-Pretty-To-Eat Salsa

4 seeded diced plum tomatoes
1 mango, diced
2 avocados, diced
1/2 red onion, diced
1 clove of garlic, minced
Juice of 2 lemons
2 shots Worc sauce
1-2 shots hot sauce
salt and pepper to taste

Bring the ingredients with you and chat while you chop the first 5 ingredients and put them in the serving dish. Use your prettiest wide, shallow dish to show off this very beautiful salsa.

Make the dressing right on the salad using the last 5 ingredients. Mix just a little to not handle the avocado too much.

Oh, and put out spoons.

Posted by Christine Scaman | Filed Under Food & Recipes

Comments

3 Responses to “The Salsa Hit of the Summer”

Salida on August 25th, 2009 10:25 am

Mmmmm! sounds delicish! I’d have to include some cilantro, it’s not salsa without it, to me.

I bet it would make a real pretty luncheon dish to scoop out some avacados and spoon some salsa into them as “boats.” Place on bed of lettuce and serve with a dollop of sour cream.

I’m going to get some made for tomorrow’s guests!
Christine Scaman on August 25th, 2009 2:08 pm

You are so right, Salida, cilantro would be perfect. I’ve wondered if lime juice might be a nice change from lemons too. It’s a ravishing dish, but I don’t think it would hold a shape on lettuce … try it once first with a bowl option, especially if you do what I do, which is to make dishes for the first time when I’m having guests.
Salida on August 30th, 2009 8:32 am

You know what, Christine, I was thinking of something else I really love; Make some cukes ready for soup, peel, scoop out seeds and throw into blender. Add one chopped up Avacado and voila! you have the tastiest little cup of gazpacho. Then you can add those other tasty things you like for crunching. I’ve even used white beans in gazpacho as the item desired. Turned out great. I always add a dash of seasalt to enliven.