From ‘Ailsa Craig’ to ‘Big Daddy’, home-grown Seed Pantry tomatoes are truly the biggest ‘Gardeners delight’ of the summer season. Do a little dance and try out our tomato salsa recipe with your fresh, home-grown goodies.
This tomato salsa recipe is great alongside scrambled eggs, omelettes and frittatas, in tacos or as part of a summer tapas spread for outdoor dining in the summer sun!
Ingredients:
| – 500g ripe tomatoes, diced – ½-1 red onion, finely diced – 1-2 tablespoons of capers – A teaspoon of lemon juice – 2 tablespoons of rapeseed or olive oil – A handful of parsley and mint, or coriander, chopped – A pinch of sugar – A good pinch of sea salt and black pepper Optional – ½-1 garlic clove, finely diced |
How to do it
- Finely chop the tomatoes, red onion, garlic (if using) and combine in a large bowl.
- Squeeze in the lemon juice and add 2 tablespoons of oil, season with salt and pepper and add the sugar.
- Add the chopped herbs, stalks and all, to the salsa and toss lightly.
- Serve right away or cover and set aside to allow the flavours to develop.
Variations
Try replacing the capers with 2 fresh jalapeño or green chilli peppers, deseeded and finely chopped, and substitute lemon juice for lime.
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