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Homemade Salsa in jar with lime and citrus juicer

Easy, Delicious, Fermented Salsa

Amy Cross
Use your fresh tomatoes in this delicious recipe that will provide you salsa to enjoy all winter!
5 from 5 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Fermentation Time 3 days
Total Time 3 days 20 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 32 Servings
Calories 5 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 2 c. Tomatoes - about 4 large tomatoes
  • 1 Bell Pepper
  • 1 Jalapeno
  • ½ Onion (yellow or red)
  • ½ Lemon or Lime
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • ¼ c. Fresh Cilantro
  • 2 tsp. Sea Salt or Pink Himalayan (do not use salt with Iodine)

Instructions
 

  • Chop all ingredients into small pieces and add them to the large bowl.
  • When you are finished cutting the tomatoes, carefully pour the tomatoes and all of the juice into the large bowl.
    *All ingredients should be covered by the liquid by using a fermentation weight or large vegetable.
  • Add Lemon/Lime juice, Garlic, Cilantro, and Salt to the bowl.
    Mix all ingredients together and ladle into quart size mason jar using a canning funnel.
  • After all ingredients are added to the jar and below the liquid line, add the fermenting lid or canning lid loosely to the jar.
    Place the jar in a bowl to keep your counter clean.
  • Leave the jar sit on your counter for three (3) days to allow for fermentation. If it is summertime and very hot, you may only need two (2) days.
    *If using a canning lid, release the gas bubbles each day.
  • After three (3) days, the salsa will be ready to move into the fridge. (Two days if it is very hot.)
    Remove the fermentation weight and replace the fermentation lid with a metal canning lid.
    It will last for several months in the fridge so you can enjoy fresh salsa all winter long!

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Notes

  • *Make sure that you keep all of the ingredients under the liquid using the glass food weight or a large vegetable (pepper or onion) to keep the salsa mix in the liquid.
  • *If you are using a canning lid instead of a fermenting lid, it is very important to release the gas bubbles each day while the jar is sitting on your counter.
  • The Cross Legacy provides estimated nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is collected from the USDA database via Spoonacular, when available. If not available, nutrition information is pulled from other online calculators. Ingredients can vary and The Cross Legacy can make no guarantees to the accuracy of this information.

Nutrition

Serving: 4T.Calories: 5kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 0.2gFat: 0.1gSaturated Fat: 0.01gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.02gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.01gSodium: 121mgPotassium: 56mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 1g
Keyword fermented salsa, salsa, tomatoes