It's a tie! The Great Salsa Show Down!

So yesterday morning I walked out to the garden to gather the mixin's for some fresh, home made salsa.  It is very simple to make and mixes up real quick.  I picked 3 tomatoes, 1 bell pepper, a couple of jalepeno peppers and some fresh parsley.  I went back to the kitchen and a grabbed my Better Homes and Garden cookbook.  Opened to the last page of the section titled sauces and relishes and began the preparation.  Fifteen minutes later I have a bowl of salsa chilling in the refrigerator for later.

Our afternoon was going to be spent watching our son play in the first round of his basketball tournament.  I was hoping for a win so that we would have been done about 3:30, we could head home for a little wine on the patio and then a great steak dinner.  Well, it did not turn out that way. They lost their first game and were set to play again at 5:30.  It was a double elimination tournament and there was a delay.  Game started after 6 p.m. and when they finished, with a win (back on Sunday) it was after 7:15.  

We headed home for the evening and while our son went off to play with the kids in the back yard, we settled in for a cup of coffee before heading up to the neighbors fire pit.  Next thing we know our foodie friends pop in, with a bottle of wine and his home made salsa!  

So this morning we out the two to the test!  My salsa is on the right.

Hubby says it's a draw, daughter says I win and our sone, the food critic says foodie's wins!

Salsa

1 cup finely chopped tomato

1/2 cup tomato sauce

2 jalapeños finely chopped (leave seeds in) 

1/4 cup chopped scallions

1/2 cup chopped green pepper

2 tablespoons of snipped cilantro or parsley

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1 clove of garlic, pressed

Several dashes of bottled hot pepper sauce

In a mixing bowl combine tomatoes, sauce, jalapeño, scallion, green pepper, cilantro or parsley, lemon juice, garlic,  hot pepper sauce and 1/8 teaspoon of pepper. Place about half of mixture in a blender container or food processor.  Process until smooth, add back to tomato mixture.  Cover and chill for at least 4 hours, stirring occasionally. Use for tortilla dip, top chicken pieces fresh from grill or use over vegetables, eggs, etc.