Roasted Pepper Salsa

Roasted red, yellow and green bell peppers, tomato, green onions, serrano chilies, seasoned with fresh cilantro. A great salsa for dipping or for use as a side to your favorite meat dish.

Ingredients -

1 medium, each, Red, Yellow, Green Bell Pepper
1/3 cup chopped Green Onions
1 tablespoons Fresh Cilantro, or 1/2 tbsp dried
2 teaspoons Lime Juice
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 large Tomato, seeded, chopped
2 Serrano Chili Peppers, seeded and chopped

Preparation:

1. Grill or broil halved peppers until charred. Place peppers in paper bag and roll the bag tight to the peppers, so they continue to steam.

2. Rinse and dry peppers. Peel and chop.

3. Combine peppers, green onion, fresh cilantro, limejuice, salt, tomato, and serrano chilies.

4. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Variations and Recipe Ideas:

Cooking Tip

Grilling Peppers

When grilling the bell peppers or the serrano peppers, brush the surfaces lightly with oil before placing on the grill. Its easier to cut around the stem, remove it, pull out the core, and seeds prior to grilling then doing so after grilling.

Cooking Tip

Roasted Pepper Sauce

This is a great salsa to turn into sauce. Combine all ingredients in the blender and puree. Serve with your favorite seafood.