On 3/22/2013 10:39 PM, Todd wrote:
> On 03/22/2013 08:37 PM, Ozgirl wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Todd" wrote in message ...
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>> On 03/22/2013 07:20 PM, Ozgirl wrote:
>>> I like a bit of cilantro (called coriander here) but just a little. In
>>> salsa though I really just do something basic, the chopped tomato,
>>> onion, salt/pepper and a bit of lime juice (sometimes a few chilli
>>> flakes or a bit of cut up pickled jalapeno - depends on whether you like
>>> spicy, hot or not. I do like it with some canned (in juice) crushed
>>> pineapple and a tad of cilantro.
>>
>> And when your wife tastes one tiny leaf of it and turn to you
>> and says "I think you better call 911" (scared the poop out
>> of me), what would you substitute?
>>
>> Over here we call Cilantro the whole plant, Corrander the
>> leaves, and Cumin the seeds.
>>
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>> I don't think it needs a substitution personally, just drop it from a
>> recipe.
>
> Hi Oz,
>
> Diced tomatoes, dices onions, line juice, salt pepper, dash of Chipotle
> sauce? What do you think?
>
> -T

skip the hot sauce and dice in a fresh jalapeno or two to taste.
Tomato, onion, lime juice, salt jalapeno and (the dreaded) cilantro are
the classic ingredients of pico do gallo which most Americans call
"salsa" In reality, "salsa" is just a Spanish word for "sauce"

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Janet Wilder
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