Homemade Salsa

I was super excited this week when I saw Albertson's had Roma Tomatoes on sale for $1/lb!  What is my favorite thing to do with tomatoes?  Make Salsa of course!  I may go back and get some more before the sale is over, I'd love to make another batch of Tomato Jam.  Yum.

So, for somewhere are $5 I was able to make 7 cups of homemade Salsa.  I'm sure you can find Salsa at the store for that price or cheaper, but it will never be nearly as good as homemade.

Ingredients:

(This recipe is actually a canning recipe, so I will list the full amounts.  In this picture I made half a batch because I am not canning it)

• 10 cups chopped tomatoes
• 5 cups diced green bell peppers
• 5 cups chopped onions
• 3-4 garlic cloves
• 2 cups +/- hot peppers, to taste (I forgot to buy any peppers so I used a jar of sliced jalapenos that I canned last year) 
• 1 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
• 2-4 TB cilantro, minced
• 3 tsp salt
• 1 6oz can tomato paste *Note, I did not use tomato paste, but it is in the original recipe so I wanted to add it here

Directions:

• Mix all ingredients, except for tomato paste, in large pot and simmer until desired consistency.  
• Add tomato paste
• Enjoy as is or
• Ladle into hot jars leaving 1/4" head-space
• Process 15-20 minutes in a hot water bath