I like to make homemade salsa using my little chopper.  *An aside… I found my stick blender attachment, hiding behind the counter door divider above my stove.  I had looked for it several months ago and wondered where I would have put it.  As I was moving something recently, it fell over from behind the divider.  It was just visually hidden.

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This was a very old posting and I have had a newer, larger, more powerful version of the Braun MultiQuick chopper/whisk/stick blender for several years.  Not so much for making salsa, but for making hummus from Garbanzo beans, the smaller chopper wasn’t big enough to make hummus from a whole can of Chick Peas.  And, when the smaller chopper was filled with beans, the chopper motor “bogged” down. This is the newer Braun unit:

 

I like the Fire Roasted Diced Tomatoes from Hunts, but you can’t buy these, in any brand, that do not begin to put in a bunch of sugar.

Here are some of the things that I will put in my homemade salsa:

• Fire Roasted Diced Tomatoes
• Vidalia Onion
• Bell Pepper (Red, Yellow or Green)
• Salsa Ranchera (Herdez)
• Turmeric
• Freshly ground pepper
• Roasted Garlic (or garlic powder)
• Cumin seed
• Dry Basil (fresh if I have it)
• Fresh cilantro
• Lime juice
• Splenda
• Agave Nectar

I would prefer it to be chunky, but with this blender, it is almost smooth.

I bought a can of Herdez Salsa Ranchera Medium, but it is still pretty hot.  *Shown is the hot version.