Summer entertaining is, by far, the most fun…take a peek at some great ideas below and a fun contest! Whether it’s just having a couple of friends over to sit on the deck with some drinks and snacks or a full-blown shindig by the pool, warm weather parties can be the easiest to pull together. When it comes to food, keep things simple by grilling your favorites and using fresh and simple ingredients for everything else. Summer is the time to make the most of fresh produce.
This salsa is amazing! It uses summer’s best tomatoes, sweet and juicy and whizzes up in either your blender of food processor in seconds. Just allow it to sit in the fridge for an hour or so for the flavors to come together. You may never buy salsa in a jar again!
- 1 pound tomatoes, cut into large chunks
- ½ medium red onion, cut into large chunks
- 2 medium jalapeño peppers, deseeded, if you do not want too much heat
- 1 small serrano peppers (see Notes)
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- juice of one lime
- ½ bunch cilantro
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Place all of the ingredients into your food processor or blender. Pulse with short bursts until desired consistency. Alternately, you can certainly finely chop the ingredients and combine in a bowl. Taste test and add additional salt, if needed.
For a thicker, more concentrated salsa, squeeze the seeds out of the tomatoes before processing. I leave them in…I love their juiciness!
I’m so excited to be working with PAMA Liqueur to help kick off a fun summer! I’ve got a delicious summer cocktail coming up later this week that you are going to love! In the meantime, head over to PAMA’s Celebrate Summer contest page and enter to win either $500 or $250 and a PAMA party kit to host your own ultimate summer party! Just fill out a contest form and create your dream soiree on Pinterest! It’s so much fun! See my dream board below (follow along on Pinterest for more)!
PAMA Celebrate Summer Contest. NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Starts on 6/22/15 at 12:00:00 p.m. ET and ends on 7/20/15 at 11:59:59 a.m. ET. Open to legal residents of 50 United States and D.C., who are at least 21 years of age and older. Void where prohibited. For complete Official Rules, visit PAMALiqueur.com/CelebrateSummer. Sponsor: Heaven Hill Brands, 1064 Loretto Rd., Bardstown, KY 40004. This post was sponsored in part by Heaven Hill Distilleries Heaven Hill Family of Brands. Bardstown, KY © 2015
Your photos are gorgeous! Makes me want some salsa fresca right now! :)
You are so sweet! Thanks, Carrie!
I LOVE how simple and fresh this salsa is! We go through salsa like it’s the end of the world in our house, so I can’t wait to dip my whole face into this! Pinned!
We do too, Taylor! I just made a second batch this week! Thanks so much!
Nothing compares to fresh homemade salsa!
I agree completely, Sylvie!