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    • California-Mexican Garden Salsa

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    Grains California Condiments, Sauces 3 Cups

    INGREDIENTS

    -JUDI M. PHELPS
    3 lg Ripe tomatoes; seeded and coarsely chopped
    1 Celery rib; finely chopped
    3 Scallions; finely chopped
    1 sm Cucumber; peeled, seeded and coarsely chopped
    1 sm Carrot; peeled and finely shredded
    2 Jalapeno peppers; seeded and finely chopped
    2 tb Fresh thyme; minced preferably lemon thyme
    2 tb Italian parsley; finely chopped
    2 tb Balsamic vinegar or
    Red wine vinegar
    1 ts Sugar
    1 ts ;salt

    INSTRUCTIONS

    In a large nonreactive bowl, mix all ingredients together. Cover and
refrigerate until chilled about 1 hour.
Judi's Note:  I always add 2 cloves of garlic (minced) to this recipe for a
tangier salsa.
Shared and MM by Judi M. Phelps. jphelps@shell.portal.com,
juphelps@delphi.com, or jphelps@best.com
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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