Salsa

CHIPOTLE SALSA

A few months back my husband and I decided to go to Peach Days in Brigham City Utah. It’s not to incredibly far from us and we thought it would be fun to just get out and do something different. We brought some money so we could test out some of the food trucks but didn’t really plan on buying anything else. Towards the end of our night we came across a vendor selling dip and salsa mixes. He had them all prepared and set out on the table for people to dry. Ok so here is the thing my husband is a salsa fanatic. When we go to our favorite Mexican Restaurant he fills up on chips and salsa and takes his burrito home to eat the next day. The ironic thing is that he dislikes peppers, onions and tomatoes. I know it doesn’t make sense to me either but when they are perfectly blended together he is in love as long as it’s not chunky.  I happen to love chip dip or dips for potatoes so we were both in heaven. He careful tasted each salsa mix to pick the perfect blend for him and I think I spent 20 minutes tasting each dip over and over again to decide which would be coming home with me.  We had our choices decided and brought them home. So we have pretty much fallen in love with the salsa. I think its mainly because we can customize it ourselves and make it just how we like it. We are already in need of buying a new salsa mix and they are pretty big bags.

So here is the info, you can shop right online and decide what sounds good.

It’s called the Spice Exchange. www.shopspiceexchange.com . The website is really cute and very easy to navigate.  We bought the Chipotle salsa mix but I don’t see it on there, my husband will be sad about that but maybe it’s comes and goes.

All of the dips were really good. I bought five to try and like them for different reasons and thought they would work well with different things.  The Green Chili Dip was good with tortilla chips but I used it to make enchiladas and it was scrumptious.  The Cheesy Smokey Bacon Dip and the Horseradish Bacon Dip are awesome with roasted potatoes or even to dip French fries in. Chip wise I think potato are the way to go. Any of the ones with dill were really good but I’m a huge dill fan. I think they would be great with a veggie tray or smeared on a wrap. My favorite was the Chili Con Queso. It was an all-around great chip dip and that’s what I was originally looking for. I mixed all of mine with sour cream but the instructions tell you you can use mayonnaise as well. However when I used the Green Chili mix for my enchiladas I used cream cheese so right there you know it was delicious. 

The salsa mixes can be made a few different ways and the instructions tell you what are some options. This is how we make ours. In a food processor or blender we add a 14oz can of tomato sauce and a 14 oz can of salsa ready tomatoes (you could also use a can of rotel). We add 5 tablespoons of the mix and a dash of salt. We blend it until its smooth and that’s all there is to it. (Sometimes I add a squirt of lime juice just for extra flavor) Dip away with your favorite tortilla chip or put on a taco, burrito etc.

I really recommend you give them a try. Plus it’s always nice to support a small business.