Fire-Roasted Garlic Salsa

Name: Fire-Roasted Garlic Salsa
Yield: feeds 6 (makes 3 cups)
Ingredients: 2 1/2 pounds vine-ripened tomatoes; 1 bulb Roasted Garlic (page 170); Pinch plus 2 teaspoons kosher salt; 5 tablespoons finely diced red onion; 2 tablespoons minced seeded jalapeño pepper; 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; 3 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro; 1 tablespoon honey; Black pepper; Tabasco sauce; Tortilla chips

January 24, 2012

Come into the Dinosaur any night after work and eat this salsa at the bar with freshly fried tortilla chips. Back home, make it with the best tomatoes you can get your hands on.

Cooks' Note

When made ahead, the salsa can get watery. If this happens, drain through a fine sieve and serve.

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