OK, I know that there are lots and lots and lots...of recipes out there for salsas, especially this time of year. BUT, I wanted to share with you my tried and true recipe that I make every year with the abundance of garden produce. This has been my families favorite and it has only taken about 10 years to get it perfected. Hope that you will give it a try and let me know what you think! This is my salsa recipe for canning!
Salsa
- 16 cups peeled and chopped tomatoes
- 4 cups diced onion
- 3 cups diced green bell pepper
- 6 jalapenos, chopped finely
- 12 cloves of garlic
- 4 t. cumin
- 2 t. ground black pepper
- 1/8 cup sea salt or canning salt
- 1/2 cup chopped up fresh cilantro
- 1/4 cup sucanat (or white sugar)
- 1 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 cup lime juice
- 18 ounces of tomato paste
Mix all the ingredients in a large stock pot.
Bring the mixture to a boil.
And simmer it for at least 15 minutes.
Pour the hot mixture into pint canning jars and seal.
Process in hot water canning bath for 20 minutes. Makes 12 pints.
You should always try a little bit of the mixture before you are ready to place in jars and adjust the seasonings to your preference.
Until next time, Julie
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this looks SOOO good! thanks for sharing this recipe, I have been waiting for it!
AWESOME!!
thanks!!
I will be making this… THANK YOU!!
Thank you soo much for posting this Salsa Recipe! I have 9 tomato plants that are full of fruit and starting to ripen. I was wondering if Homemade salsa cold be canned. I plan to fire roast the tomatoes and some garlic. I do need to ask. What is the shelf life of something canned that contains tomatoes?
I’m not sure exactly because we tend to eat it up quickly but we’ve had no issues with canned salsa that was 2 years old.
HI! This recipe sounds wonderful! Could I make it without the lime juice or tomato paste? Or do you think it really adds to the flavor? Thanks!
Made this today with our over abundance of veggies from the garden. It is absolutely delicious! Thank you, for sharing.
Yes, if you take out the lime juice, you will need to replace the same amount with some acid, like apple cider vinegar or plain vinegar, or you could use lemon juice, also. We like the flavor of the lime juice combination, so that is what we use. The tomato paste you could leave out. I have done that, but we prefer the small amount of thickening that it adds to the salsa, without using a cornstarch for thickening. If you like it a bit runny, you could leave it out altogether, though.
I still haven’t made the jump to canning tomatoes. I’m going to have to this weekend though- someone has asked me for hot sauce.
In case you are looking to can simply tomatoes you can find my tutorial here: http://www.littlehouseliving.com/canning-tomatoes.html
Ive been looking for a salsa recipe to can – thank you!
Thank-You for the wonderful Salsa recipe, I made it with everything from my garden but the lime juice lol, I have never found a good recipe but this is great ,but I tried it before I canned it and it’s hot! But good, made 10 and 1/2 half pints will have to make more in jelly jars for Christmas with homemade tortillas chips, thanks again, love you blog!
I love salsa this looks like an awesome recipe, I wish my tomatoes had done better this year so I could have tried it!
Wish I had seen this before last night! I just made some with a very similiar recipe, just not as many tomatoes. I only use salsa when I am cooking so I didn’t have cilantro, but I figure it’s only for cooking it should be ok. If I’m going to serve it I’ll add some to it
Will definitely keep this handy for next year!
Can you add black beans and corn to this recipe?
Thanks,
Sure!
Thanks for the recipe! I will have to try canning salsa again. I used to do so, but never liked the recipe. This one sounds really good and I’ll be pinning it! We’ll have to try this one next year! Blessings, Nancy at livininthegreen.
If you add black beans wouldn’t you have to pressure can the salsa?
I am new to canning so, I was wondering if lime juice can replace lemon juice?
Since there is peppers in it do you need to use a pressure canner? Or does the lime juice instead of lemon juice works as the acidity?
Would you have to pressure can it if you used corn and beans? Or is it ok not to because of the lime juice
You don’t need to pressure can it just because of the peppers although I would if you add in corn and beans. And I don’t see why you couldn’t replace the lemon juice with the lime.
Thanks!
What is the shelf life for canning salsa?
The shelf life for most canned goods is 2-3 years minimum.
This looks simply amazingily YUMMY!
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