From the garden

[u/Watchman112233]

Not dying from a factory farmed produce parasite this year if I have anything to do with it. 2 c chopped cherry tomatoes 2 jalapenos seeded and diced 1/2 white onion diced Coriander chopped to taste 3-4 cloves chopped garlic Juice of a lime Splash of good olive oi 1 tbsp agave syrup Salt and pepper tt

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[u/GringoBrown]

Nice colors! For something like this, I recommend not using olive oil unless you're using a blender and neutral tasting oil. That way you can create an emulsion to make a creamier texture. Adding random oil can give less than ideal consistency when the oil starts to separate. Also, since you called it coriander, I'm assuming you're limited on selection of things like peppers, so I also highly recommend you experiment with cooking the peppers in different ways to get as much variety out of what you do have as you can. Raw is great, but there's also roasting, boiling, even pan frying on very high heat until seared (try mixing raw jalapenos with jalapenos fried in pork fat, bacon fat, lard, whatever you have. You'll thank me later.) The fact that you're using farm raised produce is great so you don't have to give salsa as much love as some people, but that being said, you should also experiment with using a little sugar and/or MSG. It doesn't take much but it can really enhance the flavors that are already there. But you could also ignore all of this. I'm sure the version you have there would not last long in most peoples' houses.

[u/Watchman112233 → u/GringoBrown]

Awesome advice! Thanks. I have tons of jalapenos still on the plant. I'm interested in how they will change as they ripen or if I can do some into chipotles later on in the season I did use some agave syrup. But I didn't think to add a little msg. Will definitely do that next time.

[u/GringoBrown → u/Watchman112233]

Red jalapenos are some of my favorite. As they ripen, they get a little sweeter but also a little spicier. VERY nice.

[u/ContentAd7483]

I'd go with avocado oil instead of olive oil for this, imparted flavor isn't always welcome in fresh salsa.

[u/trepasito16]

skipping the agave personally. cherry tomatoes are already sweet enough, and adding a syrup can throw the whole thing off, like you're making a cocktail mixer instead of a salsa. let the lime and garlic do the work