Make This Salsa!

(BLUE NOTE: I'm reposting this with photos added, and a few slight edits. Just cause I made more and feel like it.)

...not quite an order, but it should be!

It's summer. Lots of you have gardens. The tomato is the #1 garden item in this country, and right now they're at their zenith. If you've got a garden full of tomatoes, I envy you. So you simply MUST try this recipe. And if you live near me, you need to invite me over...you know, for quality control testing purposes. I'll bring the chips (or just a spoon!)

Simply Amazing Fresh Salsa:

• tomatoes...diced. I suppose you could use canned, but fresh is always best. I don't know what variety of tomato is best. I use whatever I have on hand.
  
• tomatillos...diced. I had never before tried this yummy fruit (veggie?) before this month. WOW! I love discovering something new that I love! Easy to grow, too. Technically you could omit this and still have a yummy salsa...but if you can get hold of these delicious little treasures, you should! You definitely should. Here is a tomatillo before I peeled the thin, papery skin off. (Well, I started to before I remembered to take the picture):
  
  Here is Tomatillo, along with friends Onion and Tomato. Tomatillo is feeling nekked, and slightly embarrassed to be next to Onion who is still fully clothed.
  
  
• a sweet onion...diced (and nekked).
• cilantro...chopped
• hot pepper...diced. or you could use chili pepper spice in lieu of fresh.
• black beans...canned
• kidney beans...canned
• corn...canned
• cumin. LOVE the cumin. Load it up with cumin. Almost no such thing as too much cumin!
• garlic. i buy the jars of pre-minced. Just throw some in or mince up some fresh. I haven't ever owned a mincer, so I have yet to experiment with fresh.
  
• salt to taste. You could also try it with season salt.

Mix all ingredients in a bowl and serve with tortilla chips. Consume till sated. This is also delicious alone, if you're disinclined towards the calories from chips. Just grab a bowl and spoon and dish up! It's healthy, and vegetarian even...if you're so inclined!

(As for amounts... I don't measure. Just keep adding things till you have the ratio you prefer. I made this batch it with 5 tomatoes, 2 tomatillos cause that's all I could afford, 1/2 a large onion, 1/2 bunch of cilantro--stems removed but you can certainly leave them on, and one can each of the beans and corn. Then just season to taste with the spices and garlic.)

Enjoy!! ♥