Happy Super Bowl Sunday, y’all! I could care less about the game but am so excited to spend time catching up with friends and sampling delicious game day food. I’ll take any excuse for a party!
We’re heading to a friend’s house for a watch party and taking over a few snacks people can munch on throughout the game. I’m throwing together a cheese plate, truffle popcorn, these banana blondies and whipping up a batch of my homemade salsa.
A friend of mine taught me how to make this salsa in college and I couldn’t believe such a simple recipe could be so delicious. It only requires a few ingredients and can be easily customized to fit your tastes (the more garlic the better!).
This recipe makes enough to feed a crowd, so I usually serve half of the salsa as is and throw the rest into a batch of Two-Ingredient Creamy Salsa Dip. It’s also great to throw into the crockpot with chicken breasts to make enchilada or taco filling.
I think I may have to whip up some of these Strawberry Bottomed Pineapple Margaritas to accompany the chips and salsa — you can’t have one without the other, right?
Here are some other last-minute game day grub ideas for all of the procrastinators out there: Ranch House Cheese Spread, Pepperoni Pizza Party Bread, Curried Cashews, Lightened Up Beer Chicken Enchiladas, Slow-Cooker Pork Carnitas.
Now who are we rooting for again?
Game Day Salsa
[ingredients title=”Ingredients”]
- 15 oz. tomato sauce
- 1 large onion, coarsely chopped
- 1jalapeño, minced (remove the ribs and seeds for a more mild salsa)
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup cilantro, chopped
- 1 tsp. lime juice
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[directions title=”Directions”]
- Combine all ingredients in a blender or food processor and pulse until smooth.
- Taste salsa and adjust based on your preferences.
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[…] This is our first year planting our own garden and, while it was a little slow to take off, we are finally starting to get some veggies! I’ve picked several jalapeños and we got our first ripe tomato this week. I can’t wait for BLTs with fresh tomatoes and lots of salsa! […]
[…] I knew I had to use some of our tomatoes to make a batch. This salsa is similar to my recipe for game day salsa, but uses fresh tomatoes. You can use whatever variety of tomatoes you have growing in your garden, […]
[…] so I knew I had to use some of our tomatoes to make a batch. This salsa is similar to my recipe for game day salsa but uses fresh tomatoes. You can use whatever variety of tomatoes you have growing in your garden, […]