I had a little baggie in my freezer with about 10 harmless-looking little peppers in it. My friend from Trinidad gave them to me last year, fresh from the garden. At the time she warned me they were hot, but I forgot.
Beware those island peppers, oh my. I wish I had a picture of those little peppers, if only for specimen identification later.
The tomatoes had a late run of productivity and were hanging green on the vines. Prima was anxious to use them, not wanting to let any of her hard work gardening go to waste.
I modified this recipe, Green Tomato Salsa Verde from freshpreserving.com. It is really quite tasty, even if only people from Texas are able to eat it. This is a great way to use up the last of summer’s fresh produce.
Here’s a hint: if you start sneezing uncontrollably while making salsa, ease up on the peppers. If you went overboard, then add a little sugar or honey and extra citrus. I added the juice from two additional limes and a tablespoon of honey and was able to bring the heat down to merely tearing up instead of sneezing.
Now, it is perfect.
© copyright 2014 Mariam d’Eustachio at Simply Turquoise.
It looks delicious! Don’t rub your eyes!
Thanks, Bill! It is delicious. My kitchen looked like a HAZMAT unit and I was suited up with eye protection and gloves for this operation.
So happy to see a post from you again! 🙂 I hope and pray you all are well… We love and miss you all 🙂 Be well! Have a happy Thanksgiving! Much love in Christ to you all, Your Mother Pela
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Dearest Mother P, it was lovely to see M. Stephie & M. Macrina yesterday! The only thing missing was you! The problem with working full time and having 3 kids is I have no time for anything else. My poor neglected blog.
Yum! I have used that same recipe minus the island peppers of death. 🙂 Last year I made twelve jars and ate them all in a month so I had to make more this year. Yours looks great!
Thanks! I agree it is a good recipe- what type of peppers did you use?
I used jalapenos. We had tons from our garden this year.
Your website looks interesting. I have always been nervous about pressure canning, but you make it sound so easy! I have used jalapeños for salsa before and am usually disappointed, that’s why I decided to try the island peppers of death.
Thank you so much! It really is easy. I was nervous, too, but it is very difficult to hurt yourself with modern pressure canners. You would have to deliberately ignore instructions.
I think I may have to take the plunge then. Thanks!
Looks yummy. Wow. PAT