Fresh Tomato and Avocado Salsa

How did you all spend the holiday weekend? We were busy soaking in the sun. Friday was spent out in the ‘burbs at my parents’ pool with our best friend, 2 sisters, brother-in-law and 2 nieces. Then Saturday, we had friends come over to our place to spend time outside in the courtyard. It was such a beautiful day in the afternoon and so much fun to grill out with friends. I knew we would be waiting to eat a bit later in the day for other friends to join us, so I wanted to make a fun snack for people to be able to much on as we played lawn games. I had a great batch of avocados so I decided to make a Tomato and Avocado Salsa.

Both my husband and our best friend tested the salsa throughout the prep process, and they said it kept getting better and better. My response – that is what happens when you let me finish adding the ingredients! 😉 It was truly the extra lime juice, cilantro, salt and pepper that brought the ingredients together. They are a needed final touch to make it go from okay to delicious!

You can easily adjust how much kick or heat you like to your salsas. I decided to use both fresh tomato and a can of Rotel because I wanted the added chiles into the flavor. I also used 1 jalapeño with no seeds. If you like more kick, leave some seeds in the mix or use another jalapeño.

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Fresh Tomato and Avocado Salsa

Course: Appetizer

Author: Maggie @ The Love Nerds

Ingredients

• 3 avocados - diced
• 1 can Rotel - original we like the added spice of the chiles
• 1 fresh tomato - diced
• 1 jalapeño - seeded and diced into small pieces
• 1/2 of a red onion - diced
• juice of 2 limes
• 1 tbsp chopped cilantro
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tsp ground cumin

Instructions

1. While it takes a few minutes to get everything diced up - at least if you don't have a chopper like I don't - this is super easy to make. Add all the ingredients into a bowl and mix!

I wanted to keep everything nice and fresh throughout the day, so I kept this Tomato and Avocado Salsa in a chiller bowl. If you haven’t seen one of these, they are my favorite kitchen tool! There is a gel inside the bowl that will freeze/chill and help you keep things cooler longer. It is best for outdoor summer parties or for potlucks where you are taking your dishes elsewhere. You can find them on Amazon here (FYI – this is an affiliate link): Fit & Fresh Chiller Serving Bowl with Lid They are so awesome!!