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Default Oh No! Cilantro!


"Todd" > wrote in message
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> Hi All,
>
> Okay, it rhymes. :-)
>
> I have been trying to come up with a hand made salsa.
>
> Problem: my wife is *frighteningly* allergic to cilantro
> (anything in the Coriander family, which includes cumin).
> And all the salsa recipes I have seen use cilantro.
>
> What would you substitute? Parsley?
>
> Many thanks,
> -T
>
> Okay. In the interest of full disclosure, I hate anything
> that hurts anyone I love. But, I have always thought
> cilantro started out with a nasty aftertaste and I have
> always hated it.


I love cilantro but I do know a woman with a life threatening allergy to it.
And she's Latino!

Salsa just means "sauce". And there are many different kinds. They don't
all contain cilantro or even tomatoes! I don't know what kind of salsa you
are looking for. But here is one from Alton Brown:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/a...ipe/index.html

Says "
a.. Fresh scallions, cilantro or parsley, to taste."