Farmer’s Market Corn Salsa

 

If you have read my blog before, you know that we belong to a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture).  We pay a farmer a fee at the beginning of the growing season and receive fresh vegetables all summer long.

 

Our CSA includes a Fall pickup and a Christmas Tree pickup.  I am excited about the fall pickup.  We will be getting dried cornstalks, pumpkins and fall squash. 

 

We received an over abundance of corn this year.  I would venture to guess we shucked about 200 ears of corn this summer!

 

 

As you can guess, we were always on the search for recipes with corn. 

 

 

I love canning, so when I saw the magazine, “Better Homes and Garden Canning,” I decided I must have it.  Am I glad I did!  I have used many of the recipes.

 

This is one of our favorites.

 

 

 

Prep – 35 min.

Cook – 10 minutes

process: 15 minutes

 

4 large fresh ears of corn

1 cup coarsely chopped onion (1 large)

1 cup coarsely chopped green or red sweet pepper

1 cup chopped, peeled tomato

1 fresh jalapeno chile pepper, seeded and finely chopped *

1/2 cup lime juice

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

 

Remove husks from ears of corn.  Scrub corn with a stiff vegetable brush to remove silks; rinse.  Cut kernels from bobs (Do Not Scrape) Mesure 2 cups of corn kernels.

 

In a large saucepan, combine the 2 cups corn kernels, onion, sweet pepper, tomato, jalapeno pepper, lime juice, salt, cumin and black pepper.  Bring to a boil.  Reduce heat.  Simmer, covered, for 10  minutes.

 

Ladle hot salsa into hot, sterilized half-pint canning jars, leaving a 1/2 inch headspace.  Wipe jar rims; adjust list.

 

Process filled jars in a boiling-water canner for 15 minutes (start timing when water returns to boiling).  Remove jars from canner; cool on wire racks. 

 

Makes about 4 half-pint jars.

 

*  I used 2 jalapenos and added a little of a habanero pepper I had!  I love it hot!

 

This is a great salsa.  I have used it with chips and also on grilled chicken!  I think there could be many uses.

 

Hope you will give it a try.  Thanks for stopping by!

 

I am linking up to:  Mom’s Test Kitchen