Saturday, April 19, 2008

Salsa

If you are like many Americans who have high blood pressure, but still like salsa and chips - here is a friendly solution for you. This recipe was found in the Saturday Evening Post archives where NFL legend, Joe Montana, candidly talked about his own experience with hypertension.

Ingredients:
• 9 plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• 6 scallions finely chopped
• 2 jalapeƱos, seeded and finely chopped
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• 1 lime, juiced (about 2 tablespoons) teaspoon salt

Directions:
Combine and mix tomatoes, scallions, jalapeƱos, garlic, lime juice, and salt. Serve with meatloaf.

How to Serve:
Serve with salt-free, or low sodium, baked tortilla chips.

Nutritional Analysis (per 1/2 cup serving)
• Calories: 19
• Fat: 0.25 gm
• Cholesterol: 0.03 mg
• Saturated Fat: 0 gm
• Sodium: 45 mg

1 comment:

Webby said...

Woo-Hoo! Your back in action! I was truly concerned! salsa sound yumm! but hey! where is the cilantro!? =) I started a blog with mostly my moms recipes but others as well! http://momsrecipeshere.blogspot.com/

So glad to see you back in action!
Cheers!
~Webby