Summertime Salsa!

As the month of May comes to an end and the summer approaches, we know your calendars become flooded with holidays, pool parties and nights spent indoors just trying to stay cool.
You may be looking for an activity to do with Dad for Father’s Day, or thinking ‘what should I bring to that pool party next week’? Well, we have just the answer! It may spice things up and actually add heat, but salsa is the perfect contribution to any event!
Listed below are two delicious salsa recipes! One you may have already tasted, Sergio’s award winning Green Tomatillo Salsa, which is available at any Macayo’s. We put Chef Sergio to the test for a delicious summer salsa and he passed with flying colors with the Mango Jicama salsa. The final product turns out beautiful!

Sergio’s Green Tomatillo Salsa 


Ingredients:
32 oz Grilled Tomatillos
3 oz Grilled Serrano Peppers
3 oz Grilled Anahiem Green Chiles
3 oz Grilled Jalapenos
1 oz Cilantro (finely chopped)
1 oz fresh Garlic
½ teaspoon Cumin
12 oz Water
2 oz. Yellow Onion (finely chopped)
2 teaspoon Salt

Directions:
Roast tomatillos on broiler one side only.
Remove tomatillos from broiler place in a 200 pan and place pan back on broiler to finish cooking
Roast Serrano peppers, Anahiem chiles and Jalapenos on broiler.
Remove peppers from broiler and only peel the skin off the Anahiem chiles.
Add all roasted peppers, garlic, cumin, cilantro, salt and water to blender. Mix ingredients by flash blending 4 times (Do not puree ingredients) .
Add chopped onions to blended salsa.

Mango Jicama Salsa

Ingredients:
½ cup Jicama
½ cup Mango
½ cup Avocado
½ cup Black Beans
½ cup Red Bell Pepper
½ cup Green Bell Pepper
½ cup Corn
1 teaspoon Mint (finely chopped)
5 sprigs Cilantro
1/3 cup Red Onion
½ of one Jalapeno (finely diced)
½ teaspoon Black Pepper
½ teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Granulated Garlic

Simple Directions:
Dice all ingredients and mix together thoroughly

Don’t forget! You can always pick up our fresh chips and homemade salsa from any Macayo location!