Just in the Nick of time Cabbage Salsa; Guest Blogger: Laurie Neal

Guest Blogger for Today; Wednesday, May 29th:

Laurie Neal (Mi mama!) and her "Just in the Nick of time cabbage salsa!"

Enjoy!

"This is a truly personal taste cabbage salsa using relatively quick ingredients. Remember when you add an acid (like lime juice or vinegar) and/or salt, it causes the cabbage to lose liquid, wilting it. So you want to be cautious about adding too much of either.
This past weekend, for the family South of the Border Eat- A -Thon, I made:

Just in the nick of time cabbage salsa

2 bags angel hair cabbage shreds
chopped red onion (about a 1/4 cup, more if you wish)
pickled jalapeno from can or jar (we are wimps so I chopped up 3 slices)
1 bunch cilantro (take off the stems and wash REALLY well, cilantro always seems to have a lot of dirt in it)
small tomato chunks (optional, however many you want, nice color)
lime juice
kosher flake salt

Now, throw everything into a bowl except the lime juice and the salt. Then I squeezed 6 small limes, added a little of the jalapeno juice from the jar and put in, oh, maybe 1 to 1-1/2 teaspoons of salt in on top of the other ingredients and tossed. If you want to use it fairly quick, leave it at room temp for a short period of time, say 15 minutes, then taste. If you have time, put it in the fridge for a longer time. Taste and adjust to personal preference. You are always better off to start light with peppers, salt & lime and adding more or you end up throwing it out and starting over because it is too strong.

Oh and maybe when you do it, you want to write down your ingredients so you can do it again. This is great for tacos (particularly fish) or with chips or nachos."


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