Sunday, July 31, 2011

Cherries!

We can't grow melons or peppers without a greenhouse but we can grow cherries!
It's been a  great cherry season here.
I made preserves and froze a bunch of cherries.
Soon I will dry some and make more into jelly.
Northwest Cherries website inspired me to make
Fresh Northwest Cherry Salsa:








From www.nwcherries.com
FRESH NORTHWEST CHERRY SALSA
Servings: 
2 servings
Ingredients: 
1 cup pitted Northwest fresh sweet cherries
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
2 tablespoons finely chopped green peppers
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon each Worcestershire sauce and grated lemon peel
1/8 teaspoon salt
dash bottled hot pepper sauce
Directions: 
Chop cherries in food processor or manually. Combine all ingredients; mix well. Refrigerate at least 1 hour. Makes 2 servings.
Nutritional Value: 
Nutritional Analysis Per Servings: 124 Cal., 1.6 g pro., 0.2 g fat (2% Cal. from fat), 32.1 g carb., 0 mg chol., 4.5 g fiber and 168 mg sodium.

I made some changes to make it my own here is what I added:
4 cups pitted bing cherries
1/2 green pepper
1/2 cup fresh basil
1 jalapeño pepper
1 clove garlic
1 shallot
lime juice instead of lemon
3/4 to 1 teaspoon worchestershire sauce
fresh ground pepper
1/2 -3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp hot sauce from bottle
Follow the preparation instructions from NW Cherries website

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