Bolivian Salsa Cruda (Fresh Tomato and Onion Salsa)

"A simple, finely chopped salsa to eat with baked or grilled chicken, or on hamburgers. A generic recipe which varies from kitchen to kitchen, in the northern countries of South and Central America."
 
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Ready In:
15mins
Ingredients:
7
Yields:
2 cups
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ingredients

  • 1 cup onion, finely chopped (preferably sweet onion)
  • 1 cup tomatoes, ripe, peeled, finely chopped
  • 1 hot pepper, seeds removed, finely chopped ("locoto", and in Bolivia the whole pepper will be chopped up, but this is to taste)
  • 1 tablespoon parsley, very finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon salt (to taste)
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper, coarse-ground
  • 12 tablespoon oil (virgin olive oil preferred)
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directions

  • Mix all the ingredients, drizzling over the oil last.
  • If you like, add a squeeze of lemon juice and some finely chopped garlic.
  • The sauce improves in flavour if covered and left to stand for a while.

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Reviews

  1. Fabulous salsa and so quick and easy to make. I didn't have any red pepper on hand so subbed with some finely chopped pickled jalapeno, which gave the right amount of heat. Also added almost a teaspoon of crushed garlic and three good squeezes of lime juice. By the way, two medium tomatoes yielded a cup of diced and one large red onion gave a cup. Delicious served with potato wedges and sour cream. Thanks so much for posting. Will make this often.
     
  2. This salsa is easy and delicious!<br/>I did not have sweet onions and for this reason I soaked the chopped onions in cold water for about 15 minutes before adding this to the salsa. This steps makes the onion really much sweeter and less pungent. I did not have locoto pepper and I replaced it with some red pepper (long shape peppers) and added some hot pepper flakes, <br/>Thanks a lot for the great salsa, we enjoyed it with fresh bread. Thanks for this delicious and refreshing topping!
     
  3. So delicious! I used my homegrown, ripe tomatoes and jalapenos, and it couldn't have tasted any fresher. I served it mixed into a green salad, and also along side some baked fish. I'll definitely make this again.
     
  4. I kicked up the heat by added some adobo sauce and hot pepper flakes. Refreshing. Thanks made for ZWT 2011
     
  5. Very good salsa! I made it as written except I subbed cilantro for the parsley. I served it with taco chips and cold beer. Thanks for sharing. Made for ZWT7.
     
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Tweaks

  1. This salsa is easy and delicious!<br/>I did not have sweet onions and for this reason I soaked the chopped onions in cold water for about 15 minutes before adding this to the salsa. This steps makes the onion really much sweeter and less pungent. I did not have locoto pepper and I replaced it with some red pepper (long shape peppers) and added some hot pepper flakes, <br/>Thanks a lot for the great salsa, we enjoyed it with fresh bread. Thanks for this delicious and refreshing topping!
     
  2. Very good salsa! I made it as written except I subbed cilantro for the parsley. I served it with taco chips and cold beer. Thanks for sharing. Made for ZWT7.
     

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I'm a widow, retired, and I love cooking. I live on the coast in South Africa and I love seafood. You're welcome to my recipes (all kinds, definitely not just seafood!) Just remember that no recipe is ever cast in stone -- adjust to your taste! The photo was taken at a rustic seaside restaurant on our West Coast, approx 1 year ago (2016).
 
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