Cilantro Salsa
- Yield: 3 to 4 cups
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 0 mins
If you can't find fresh figs, enjoy the salsa with just the oranges. Goes well with recipes such as Chicken-Fig Tagine.
Ingredients
- 2-- onion, quartered
- 5-- garlic cloves, peeled
- -- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1bunch cilantro, washed, stems included
- 1/2 to 1-- jalapeño pepper
- 1/2teaspoon kosher salt
- 1teaspoon cumin
- 3tablespoons olive oil
- 1-- orange, peeled, sectioned and diced
- 6 to 8-- fresh figs, stems removed, cut into eighths
Instructions
- Combine onions, garlic, lemon juice, cilantro, jalapeño, salt, cumin and oil in food processor and process, pausing to scrape sides, until a smooth paste is formed.
- Transfer to a bowl and stir in orange sections and figs. Serve with Chicken-Fig Tagine.
Recipe by Cresecent Dragonwagon.
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Calories 120
- Glycemic Load 0
- Fat 7g
- Saturated Fat 1g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
- Monounsaturated Fat 5g
- Cholesterol 0
- Sodium 200mg
- Potassium 200mg
- Carbohydrate 14g
- Fiber 2g
- Sugars 8g
- Protein 1g
- Trans Fat 0
- Vitamin A 4%
- Vitamin C 40%
- Calcium 4%
- Iron 4%
