I like to think that I embrace most foods in life.  It is important to eat well but it’s also important (to me) not to be unduly restrictive.  Do I eat McDonald’s every day? No.  But is there anything better than a caramel sundae or a fillet-0-fish at the right time and place? Also, no.

There is, however, a short list of food stuffs that I really just don’t like and one of those things is store bought salsa.  I get that it’s junk food and, therefore (arguably), supposed to be kind of crappy – but it smells rotten and the texture of the tomatoes is just so very wrong.   So, I’ve made up my own.   And it only takes 2 minutes to make, hence the name.

Ingredients

4 tomatoes

1/2 clove of garlic

1 handful of coriander

juice of 1/2 lime

1 red chilli pepper

generous pinch of salt

Method

Step 1: Quarter the tomatoes and chop the red chilli pepper and garlic.

Step 2: Throw into a pot with the other ingredients and liquidise with handheld blender (or food processor, if you have one) until smooth.  Done.

Now, go eat it in front of the TV with some dirty tortilla chips or better yet, fajitas – like I just did.

P.S. My editor (read: sister) rightly points out that this salsa is also nice if you hold back half the tomatoes and chop them finely.  I concur.  However, I also find that this can be fiddly, takes longer, and is quite difficult to do with overripe tomatoes or less than razor sharp knives.  But hey, whatever floats your boat.