Recipe:
3 Tomatoes
1/2 cup cilantro
That’s it! But you can add 1/2 red onion, jalapeños, or salt and pepper to taste. You can either cut the cilantro and tomatoes into smaller pieces manually or use a food processor. I have a Cuisinart 14 cup food processor, and I love it! If you use a food processor, choose the S blade. After washing your veggies, I chop the tomatoes up into smaller pieces before I put them in the food processor. Then I use the “pulse” function until I get my desired consistency.
Other serving suggestions besides tortilla chips, include putting the salsa on bread or if you do not want to eat processed foods or on a raw diet, you can use cucumbers instead of chips.
Cilantro: 1/4 cup of cilantro (about 4 grams) contains 1 calorie and 0 grams of fat. It contains, vitamins C, A, and K, folate, potassium, and antioxidants like beta-carotene. Oil extracted from the leaves of cilantro has been shown to delay spoilage. Cilantro leaves have also been found to have an antibacterial effect against Salmonella!
Tomatoes: Tomatoes have high anti-oxidant properties and help lower cholesterol, reducing the risk of cancer and heart disease. Tomatoes are rich in lycopene (anti-oxidant), vitamin A, beta-carotene, vitamin C and potassium. They also have B-complex vitamins.
