Canning Salsa

I had a lot of jalapenos and needed something to do with them.  So LB and I spent the morning making salsa.   This recipe is easy and went quickly with the help of a food processor.

Sterilizing jars...

All set...

Processed, mixed, and ready to go...

This recipe is from my friend Liz.  I'll type out the original but include the things I changed.

1 #10 can tomato sauce

5 28oz cans diced tomatoes (I didn't have this so I used 2 cans of tomato sauce.)

8 jalapenos

3 large onions

4 T minced garlic (I used 1 1/2 heads of fresh garlic)

8 T dried parsley (I used fresh and left out the dried)

1 handful of cilantro (I left this out)

1/2 C crushed red pepper

salt to taste

Run all the veggies through the food processor with some of the sauce.  Mix everything together in a big bowl.  My family doesn't like chunky salsa as much so I process it pretty smooth.  My favorite way is to process the veggies but stir in the diced tomatoes at the end.  It's not too chunky, but has a good texture.

Process these for 20 minutes. 

Altogether it made 2 quarts plus 10 pints.