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- From: nlm@attunix.uucp (Nancy Mintz)
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- Subject: RECIPE: Tomato salsa
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- Date: 3 Oct 87 08:06:37 GMT
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- .RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE SALSA-1 S "5 Apr 87" 1987
- .RZ "TOMATO SALSA" "Tomato salsa for chicken or fish"
- This makes a very flavorful topping for broiled chicken or fish.
- I got it from a column in the local paper about "bright young chefs".
- The recipe is from chef Cincy Pawlcyn at Mustards Grill, Yountville, CA.
- .IH "serves 6 to 8"
- .IG "2" "scallions"
- (cleaned,
- .AB "3 inches" "10 cm"
- green left on, slivered lengthwise)
- .IG "1/3 cup" "fresh lemon juice" "80 ml"
- .IG "\(12 lb" "cilantro" "250 g"
- (Typically 2 bunches; use the leaves only).
- .IG "2" "garlic cloves"
- (peeled and finely minced)
- .IG "\(14 cup" "basil leaves," "20 g"
- slivered
- .IG "4" "ripe plum tomatoes"
- (seeded and cut into tiny dice)
- .IG "\(14 cup" "purple onion," "50 g"
- peeled and cut into tiny dice
- .IG "1\(12 tsp" "ginger root," "10 g"
- peeled and grated
- .IG "1 Tbsp" "Balsamic vinegar" "15 ml"
- .IG "\(14 cup" "olive oil" "60 ml"
- .IG "" "salt and white pepper"
- .PH
- .SK 1
- In a small bowl, soak scallions in lemon juice for 30 minutes.
- .SK 2
- Drain scallions; reserve half of the lemon juice. Mince the scallions.
- .SK 3
- In a medium-sized bowl, combine minced scallions, reserved lemon
- juice and remaining ingredients. Mix together well. Serve over
- grilled, broiled or roasted chicken or fish.
- .NX
- The original recipe calls for double this amount of olive oil, but that
- seemed excessive.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- easy if you have a food processor.
- .I Time:
- 5 minutes preparation, 30 minutes soaking.
- .I Precision:
- approximate measurement OK.
- .WR
- Nancy Mintz
- UNIX System Development Lab, AT&T-IS, Summit, New Jersey, USA
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