This is a super simple salsa for canning from the book Canning for a New Generation. It makes more of a restaurant-type finer texture, not chunky like a fresh pico de gallo and is customizable to whatever heat level you prefer!
Canning Recipes from our Corn & Peachless Festival 2024
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August 20, 2024
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Charred Tomato & Chili Salsa
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Roasted Tomato Sauce for Canning
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This easy tomato sauce recipe is basic with just the additions of garlic, onion and herbs. That way, on a dark winter’s evening when you’re craving the taste of fresh, local produce, you can open a jar of this aromatic sauce and be as creative as you wish, adding all your favorite ingredients like peppers, mushrooms and sausages or meat.
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Roasted Roma Tomatoes
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I can’t think of another preserved item that brings me as much joy to cook with in winter than these roasted Roma tomatoes. Not quite sun-dried, but thicker than a jar of canned tomatoes, whenever I want to ramp up the flavour of a tomato-based sauce or create a flatbread everyone will love, I dip into my precious stash in the freezer.
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Farmer Sausage Spinach Gnocchi One Pan Dinner
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This easy and comforting dinner only uses one pan and is full of tomato-y goodness! It’s the perfect vehicle to utilize the roasted Roma tomatoes we talked about in the previous post!
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Pickle De Gallo
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Farmer Rob’s favorite cuisine is Mexican food and when he tried this for the first time and declared this fresh salsa even better than Pico de Gallo, I knew I had a winner. Dill pickles are having a moment and it’s a fun, trendy and healthy twist on an already delicious dip.
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Pickled Peppers
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We get lots of fun peppers from the Okanagan into the market around this time. Making it the perfect time to pickle them to enjoy into the winter. Choose your favorites from mild to spicy!
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Hot Pepper Relish
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Hot Pepper Relish is the perfect condiment, it goes on anything really! From hot dogs and burgers, on a charcuterie board, or even mixed into a salad dressing. Using some fresh spicy peppers from the Okanagan, you can enjoy into the winter.
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Mexican Enchilada Casserole
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This Mexican Enchilada Casserole is full of roasted corn, and classic Tex-Mex flavours. It’s warm, cheesy and comforting. Plus, it uses a jar of your homemade tomato sauce in the Enchilada sauce making it extra special!
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Pickled Red Onions
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These Pickled Red Onions are tangy, crunchy and slightly sweet. They are perfect on anything really, from sandwiches, to burgers, to tacos. They last indefinitely in your refrigerator, but they are so good they probably won’t last that long!
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Candied Jalapenos
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Also called Cowboy Candy, these addictive little sweet, spicy, crunchy, garlicky pickled jalapeno bites are just fantastic. Layer them on burgers, sandwiches, tacos, nachos, rice or bake them into bread. And they won’t last long if paired with a soft creamy cheese on a delectable charcuterie board!
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How To Freeze Corn
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One of the best parts of summer is our Lepp-grown, sweet, peaches and cream corn. It’s so good that sometimes you just want some in the dead of winter. Which is why freezing it is a great option so you can enjoy it year-round.
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Canning Peaches
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A classic summer activity, canning peaches is essential to enjoying them into the fall and winter. Sweet and syrupy they are sure to remind you of warm summer days.
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Aunt Elizabeth's Fresh Dill Pickles
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Aunt Elizabeth’s Fresh Dill Pickles is a classic family recipe and was always expected at family picnics! They’re super simple to make as there’s no processing or canning involved, they just require a bit of space in your fridge and won’t last long if you have a pickle lover in your family.
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Heritage Dill Pickles
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Heritage Dill Pickles are a classic and will satisfy any pickle lover. Using Lepp-grown pickling cukes means you don’t have to remove the black spiny dots on the skin, taking out a tedious step. Use Lepp-grown dill weed to make them extra special!
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Shirley's Bread & Butter Pickles
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These easy Bread & Butter Pickles are a crowd pleaser and are equally at home with an elegant hors d’oeuvres course or a backyard BBQ. There’s no canning involved, so if you can chop, stir and pour, you can make these!
