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Salsa for picky eaters




Today salsa and shrimp for lunch, why not?

I forgot how working full time is tiring.  I have little energy left on this Saturday but we have to eat something.  I have chicken in the slow cooker and I made this red yummy sauce to make black bean and corn salsa later.  But for now I'm hungry and tired and I have shrimps so that's what lunch is today.



Did you ever noticed that a serving of tortilla chips is 6.... 6!!!  Well I'm adding a  protein and voilà I have a healthy, balanced meal and I can enjoy more of this yumminess. 



To me it's Mexican or grown up or gourmet ketchup.  I like it with everything I used to like ketchup with as a child; meat, sheppard pie,  eggs...

Often picky eaters don't like to see big pieces of food like in most prepared salsa.  This recipe is the solution and it is so tasty.

Salsa for picky eaters

 Ingredients 


28 oz. can                             Whole tomatoes, drained*
1 10 oz.  cans                 Drained, diced tomatoes with green chillies (mild)
1 big                               Tomato (or another 10 oz. can of diced tomatoes
1                                      Carrot
10                                    String beans 
2 tablespoons                Flax or chia seed
1/4 cup                     Cilantro (or your favorite herb(s). I did basil and minth together and it's good)
A bunch                                 Chives
2 cloves                                  Garlic
1/4 teaspoon                          Cumin
1/2 teaspoon                          Kosher salt
1/8 teaspoon                          Red pepper flakes 
Zest and juice of half a lime.

Directions 

Put everything in a blender and process for 20 seconds.  It is a big recipe but there's so many things I do with it, it never lasts long.  

Sorry for the mismatch jars but not sorry, I'm a reuser.

I make black bean and corn salsa, nachos, tacos, taco salad and fajitas.  It's good with eggs.  If I'm not fast enough to make something with it, it ends up being a scooping sauce for snacks.  We like the multigrain scoops with it, such a good combination.  Let me know if you try it.

Make it à la your picky eaters and bon appetit!

* I save the juice to make a bloody Claudie another time

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