Cooking Kids

Making salsa with a kid is a slooooowwww process. My daughter helped me make a garden fresh salsa today, and it took us a good 30 minutes. I have to remind myself not to rush her when we cook so that she learns and enjoys it all on her own. Of course, this means slicing 15 cherry tomatoes in half and waiting as she picks up each one slowly, puts it into the mini-dicer, checks that each tomato is in the proper place, makes a cute comment like, “There you go little t’mater” and repeats the process.  

We aren’t tomato eaters in this family, but I was given four tomato plants this year by a friend and couldn’t resist seeing if I could grow them successfully. Well I’ve been more than successful, with my garden bursting with cherry tomatoes and Big Boy tomatoes. Today was our first harvest and I figured we could make a simple salsa. My intention was to use it as a dip and chips type salsa, but after tasting it, we decided it would be best over grilled chicken or steak. All the ingredients are fresh from my garden except the lime juice and salt and peppers. If you like a tomato tasting salsa without too much spice, then this is for you. My daughter enjoyed tossing the cherry tomatoes into the mini-dicer and stirring the ingredients. My son enjoyed being the guinea pig.

Simple Summer Salsa Recipe:

Handful of garden fresh tomatoes. (We used approx. 15 cherry tomatoes and 2 large tomatoes)

1 ear of sweet corn

1/4C. diced onion

1 bunch of parsley (we just picked a handful from the herb garden)

Ground red pepper, salt, and black pepper to taste

1 tbsp. of lime juice

3tbsp. sugar

Chop up tomatoes until thin and juicy; you can use a mini-chopper if it’s easier. Toss the tomatoes into a bowl, and cut up the parsley over it using scissors. Slice the corn off the cob and add the kernels to the salsa. Add lime juice, peppers, salt and sugar. Mix well. Refrigerate at least an hour so flavors can blend. Serve over grilled meat or with chips. Here’s a picture of our finished product served over grilled chicken:

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