Chips and salsa

Hola amigos. Today we are going to make a delicious salsa. With the warmer weather, this salsa is the perfect fresh and cooling dip to tortilla chips. For this recipe, you will need two unexpected things: date syrup and a potato masher. But trust me, my method of making it will take your salsa from sabroso (tasty) to realmente delicioso (really delicious).

Ingredients:

• 2 large tomatoes
• ½ serrano pepper
• 1 small white onion
• 1 lime
• A dash of cayenne pepper
• 2-3 tbsp date syrup
• ¼ – ½ tsp Himalayan salt
• Tortilla chips of your choice (since I don’t eat corn, I love using these chips by Siete)

Instructions:

Making the Salsa:

• Roughly chop the tomatoes into small pieces and add them to a bowl
• Lightly mash the tomatoes with a potato masher till some juice is released
• Very finely chop ½ of a serrano pepper and mix into the tomatoes
• Very finely chop an onion and add to the bowl
• Juice one lime and add the juice to the bowl
• Add a dash of cayenne pepper and add ¼ -½ tsp of himalayan salt
• Finally add in about 2-3 tbsp of data syrup to the bowl and give it a good mix (the date syrup helps add texture, sweetness and overall enhances the taste of the tomatoes)
• Let it sit for 5-10 minutes if time allows

Serving:

• Arrange the salsa into a bowl and surround with tortilla chips
• Squeeze some lime juice onto the tortilla chips for an even greater experience
• Buen provecho (enjoy)