Sweet & Spicy Pear Salsa
The pear baking continues with everyone’s favorite condiment, salsa!
Salsa is a fast and easy way to use up vegetables you’ve got in the refrigerator, waiting, excitedly to be used and eaten (vegetables always get excited about being eaten). Or if you’re really lucky, you’ll be able to make this with all the veggies you grew in your garden this summer! I was able to use my fresh pears and I had garden tomatoes from my in-laws (all my tomatoes get eaten the second they’re off the vine). There is NOTHING better than a fresh garden tomato… Except maybe fresh garden tomato salsa!
Sweet & Spicy Pear Salsa
The pear baking continues with everyone’s favorite condiment, salsa!Salsa is a fast and easy way to use up vegetables you’ve got in the refrigerator, waiting, excitedly to be used and eaten (vegetables always get excited about being eaten).
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Ingredients
- 6 cloves garlic
- 1 yellow onion
- 1 jalepeno (seeded)
- 3 red peppers
- 3 green peppers
- 6 pears
- 10 tomatoes
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup vinegar
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tsp chilli powder
- 2 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes
- *Tabasco to taste (optional)
Instructions
- Chop all produce, or use a food processor to make it even quicker, and throw in large pot. Add remaining ingredients and bring to boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to medium and cook 20 minutes. Reduce heat again to low and simmer for one hour. Allow to cool. If you like chunky salsa eat as is once cool. If you prefer smooth salsa use an immersion blender to reach your desired consistency.
- *Chunky salsa lovers dream!
- Will keep up to four weeks in the refrigerator. Or you can can it and have it on hand year round!
This is a great recipe that I will make for years to come! Perfect tang and tart all in one!
Such a good combo! Glad you loved it!
Can this be put in a bath for preserving? Or do you need more vinegar?
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So if you can it? How long for half pints? Pints? And can I just hit water bath it?
Hi! I have never tried canning this so I am not sure about that. Let me know if you have tried it and what technique works!
So how do you can it? I think if people are going to put in the instructions to can the finished recipe then the canning instructions should be included since there are multiple ways to can it preserve.
Truthfully, look up a salsa canning recipe and apply that
(I would try the Ball book)
I have found it helps.
I also realize that asking questions in these blogs, the writers are almost always too important(busy?),
to respond
Good luck
Hi! Thanks for your comment! I’m so sorry I missed this comment. Yes, please google “canning salsa” and follow the instructions there. I have never tried canning this salsa. Let me know if it works!
Hi! I’m so sorry I just saw this message. This is a very old recipe my SIL posted and I don’t think we have ever tried canning it. We’ve always shared it with family and friends. I think you can try Googling “canning salsa” and that should work. Let me know if you had any success!