Homemade Healthy Salsa Recipe And Our Favorite Hot Sauce
Do We Ever Make Our Own Salsa And Hot Sauces?
On today’s episode of Live Lean TV, we’re sharing a homemade healthy salsa recipe and our favorite hot sauce brand.
Today’s viewer question is from #AskLiveLeanTV Ep. 020.
Here’s today’s viewer question:
Ciscoballs from Snapchat says:
Top salsas and hot sauces for each of you. Also, ever bottle or can your own creations?
Our Favorite Hot Sauce Brand And Homemade Salsa Recipe
Brad: I usually buy salsa from Costco, however I always look at the ingredients in salsa.
There are some salsas that have canola oil or soybean oil, and sugar added into it.
When you’re buying salsa, always look at the ingredients.
The salsa that I buy from Costco is an organic one, and only contains all natural whole foods.
When it comes to hot sauces I like sriracha.
I like using it on it’s own, but when it’s available, I also buy sriracha in mustard form.
I use the mustard sriracha all the time.
Jess: You use that all the time.
Brad: Since I use mustard on a lot of my food, if I’m putting mustard on it, I might as well have the sriracha in it already.
Jess: I’ve never made my own hot sauce, however I have made my own homemade salsa.
How To Make A Healthy Homemade Salsa Recipe
| Prep Time | 3 minutes |
| Cook Time | 0 minutes |
| Servings |
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- 1/2 red onion
- 2 tomatoes (try beefsteak tomatoes)
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 handful cherry tomatoes
- 1 handful cilantro
- 1 juice of lime
- 1/2 jalapeno pepper
- 1/2 tsp pink himalayan salt
- 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
Ingredients
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- We're going to start by cutting a 1/2 of a red onion in half, then throw the quarters into the Cuisinart food processor.
- Cut the tomatoes into quarters, then throw them in with the onion, in the food processor.
- Remove the skin from 1 clove of garlic, then throw the entire clove into the food processor.
- Add a handful of cherry tomatoes and a handful of cilantro to the food processor.
- Slice the lime in half, then extract the juice and pour the entire juice, from the one lime, into the food processor.
- Slice the jalapeno pepper into smaller pieces and add to the food processor. You can remove the seeds or leave them in.
- Toss a pinch or 1/2 tsp of pink himalayan salt and 1/2 tsp of fresh cracked black pepper to the food processor.
- Pulse the food processor to blend all the ingredients until you get the right consistency that you like.
- Enjoy.
Nutrition Facts (per 1 tbsp serving)
- Calories: 0
- Protein: 0
- Carbohydrates: 0
- Fat: 0
I’ve also made my own tomato marinara sauce.
I’m not a real spicy food lover.
Brad: Yeah, I never used to be a spicy food lover, but then I started, and I love it now.
Jess: Yeah, you do use that sriracha mustard a lot.
I would say that your favorites are the same as mine.
Here’s why it’s important to ensure the ingredients are really clean on this stuff.
When you’re buying it frequently and regularly, and it’s in your diet all the time, that’s why it’s so important for it to contain little to no sugar or canola or soybean oil.
Brad: Yeah, that’s a good point.
Jess: However, when you’re eating out, don’t freak out about it.
You don’t have to be so particular about things when they’re once in a while.
But when it’s a staple in your diet, that’s when it matters.
Brad: Yeah.
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