Ranchero Salsa

Serve this salsa alongside chips, or on your favorite Mexican dish! Posted for ZWT 5.

• Ready In: 33 mins
• Serves: 6
• Yields: 1 1/4 cups

Ingredients

• 3  medium tomatoes, quartered
• 2  jalapeno peppers, halved and seeded
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped onion
• 1  garlic clove, minced
• 1  tablespoon  vegetable oil
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cumin

Directions

1. Preheat broiler. (500º).
2. Place tomato quarters and pepper halves, cut side down, on broiler pan.
3. Broil 4 inches from the heat for 5-7 minutes, 'til skins start to blacken.
4. Remove from broiler pan; cool.
5. Remove skins from tomatoes and peppers; finely chop.
6. Cook onion and garlic in hot oil, in a small saucepan for 3 minutes.
7. Stir in tomatoes, peppers and cumin. Bring to a boil.
8. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 10 - 15 minutes or 'til most of the liquid has evaporated.
9. Cool completely.