Lou's Salsa Recipe

My friends sometimes ask me for my salsa recipe. It's not really mine; it's (mostly) from a family friend (Auntie Angie). I don't really keep track of how much I put in of each ingredient, but I can give you ballpark figures. Let your taste buds be your guide.

    4-6 cups coarsely chopped tomatoes
    1/2 cup finely chopped red onion
    1/2 cup finely chopped cilantro
    juice of ~1 lime (taste as you go, and don't you dare use lemon!)
    1 jalapeno (fresh or pickled), seeded and minced
    salt to taste (about 1/2 tsp?)
    a tiny pinch of oregano (optional, definitely changes the character of the salsa)

You can also make a fruit salsa, which is a nice change in the summer. The only difference is that you replace the tomatoes with a mixture of chopped fruits (melon for bulk, some strawberries and peach for flavor, a little bit of apple for texture, and whatever else you can find -- mango, pineapple...).

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