Fresh summer salsa - sl 5/87

3 -1/2 cups

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 slices Bacon
2 mediums Onions; chopped
4 cups Tomatoes; chopped
1 small Chile pepper; chopped
1 clove Garlic; crushed
1 teaspoon Sugar
½ teaspoon Cumin seeds; crushed
1 tablespoon Lemon juice
Green or yellow peppers; cored and seeded (optional)
Tortilla chips (optional)

Directions

Cook bacon in a large Dutch oven until crisp; remove bacon, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings in Dutch oven. Crumble bacon, and set aside.

Saute onion in reserved drippings until tender. Stir in tomatoes, and simmer 15 minutes. Add chile pepper and next 4 ingredients. Spoon salsa into hollow peppers, if desired. Serve with tortilla chips, if desired. Yield: 3-½ cups.

From Patsy Bell Hobson of Mississippi, in May, 1987"Southern Living".

From: Jeff Pruett Date: 05 May 96

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