Day 321: Winter Salsa
"Picked-green, rock-hard and no-taste winter supermarket tomatoes would improve this salsa." Does that suggest how bad this salsa was? I hoped for a mid-winter citrus salsa for alongside simple fish. A recipe at an unnamed-to-protect-the-guilty-source looked interesting because it called for canned tomatoes. I even splurged on organic, fire-roasted tomatoes! It wasn't inedible although the whole mess did hit the dustbin after one bite. It just wasn't salsa -- no freshness, no crunch, no taste of life, no springboard for other flavors. It just wasn't worth eating. LESSON LEARNED ... Fresh-tomato season is the only season for tomato salsa. FROM THE ARCHIVES ... See the Recipe Box for other ideas for side relishes , especially this one . WINTER SALSA Bookmark or print this recipe only Hands-on time: 10 minutes Time to table: 10 minutes Serves 0 15-ounce can diced tomatoes, drained (save the juice for soup!) 1 tangerine, sections cut in three 3 gr