Foods Long Life

Tomato salsa with blistered padron peppers. Follow Foods For Long Life on Facebook and Pinterest. Preview my eBook, Health Begins in the Kitchen . Canning Salsa  I love growing tomatoes but there are just so many we can eat. So Doug and I do a lot of canning, usually tomato sauce and diced tomatoes. But last weekend we tried our hand at making and canning our own spicy salsa with tomatoes, padron peppers, fresh garlic, and jalapeños  - all from our garden.  This salsa uses padron peppers but you can also use other types of peppers too. The reason I favor padron peppers, besides the fact that I have so many of them, is that there is no need to peel them after they are blistered. Anaheim, poblanos, etc. usually need to be peeled after charring them. That can be a tedious step. Padron peppers are so easy to grow. Of course we throw in a few jalapeños too just to give it a bit more heat but that depends on how hot you like it. I find that a few small ...