Okay, so you might not know Terry Hall, and you might not know about his famous salsa recipe…yet. I had never met Terry or this recipe until his daughter, Vanessa, brought the deliciousness to a Mexican fiesta last weekend, and I fell in love with it. This amazing (yet really simple) bowl of perfect textures, fun tastes, spices and creaminess is everything I had been looking for in a salsa recipe!

I am a total chips n’ dips person. I love potato chips, pretzels, tortilla chips, crunchy veggies or any food that will allow me to scoop up some goodness out of a bowl and devour in one swift bite. So I was beyond thrilled to discover this fun and healthy salsa. My complaints with other salsa recipes had always been one of the following: too many ingredients to chop, too much green pepper or cilantro, too runny to stick to my chip. But Terry's Salsa is easy to make, has just enough kick to wake up your mouth (but not burn it) and it really stuck to my chip!

And the best part about this salsa is the recipe couldn’t be easier. You only have to dirty one dish to make in the food processor or blender. And if you have a good processor, you don’t really need to even chop the ingredients ahead of time. This salsa recipe is also the perfect accompaniment to a veggie burger, grilled cheese, black bean soup or any chip of your choice.

Terry Hall’s Famous Salsa

Ingredients:

• 2 cans stewed tomatoes (be sure to use stewed tomatoes to create the perfect texture)


• 1/2 onion, chopped


• Chopped green chilies


• Chopped black/green olives


• Chopped jalapenos

Directions:
In blender or food processor, combine stewed tomatoes and half onion. Add about half a small can each of chilies, olives, jalapenos. Add more chilies or jalapeno to step up the heat factor.
Refrigerate overnight to blend flavors and thicken.

I just did some quick math to determine the caloric content of this dish. In the entire giant bowl of salsa, there is only 250 calories! And there are at least 8 servings per recipe, (30-40 calories per serving). Filled with vitamin A, vitamin C and a little fiber, you can’t go wrong serving this healthy and delicious dip.

Try it out and tell us what you think about Terry’s recipe!