Quick-N-Easy Salsa Ideas
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Quick-N-Easy Salsa Recipes
Table of Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 6
Red Raspberry Salsa .................................................................................................................................. 7
Red Raspberry Meat Loaf ...................................................................................................................... 7
Grilled Red Raspberry Salmon .............................................................................................................. 7
Pork Loin .................................................................................................................................................. 7
Red Raspberry Breakfast Burrito .......................................................................................................... 7
Red Raspberry Bratwurst....................................................................................................................... 8
Red Raspberry Hamburgers .................................................................................................................. 8
Peach Salsa.................................................................................................................................................. 8
Peach Baked Chicken ............................................................................................................................. 8
Foiled Wrapped Peach Chicken ............................................................................................................ 8
Crockpot Peach Chicken ........................................................................................................................ 8
Cottage Cheese ....................................................................................................................................... 8
Pineapple Salsa ........................................................................................................................................... 9
Pineapple Rice ......................................................................................................................................... 9
Pineapple Pork ........................................................................................................................................ 9
Pineapple Salad Dressing ...................................................................................................................... 9
Dip for Coconut Shrimp ......................................................................................................................... 9
Pineapple Ham ........................................................................................................................................ 9
Pineapple Spaghetti Sauce .................................................................................................................... 9
Cherry Salsa............................................................................................................................................... 10
Cherry Meatballs ................................................................................................................................... 10
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Cherry Kabobs ....................................................................................................................................... 10
Cherry Baked Potato ............................................................................................................................ 10
Cherry Nachos ....................................................................................................................................... 10
Black Bean Salsa ....................................................................................................................................... 11
Black Bean Nachos ............................................................................................................................... 11
Black Bean Burritos .............................................................................................................................. 11
Black Bean and Rice ............................................................................................................................. 11
Corn Salsa .................................................................................................................................................. 11
Corn chili ................................................................................................................................................ 11
Corn Spaghetti Sauce........................................................................................................................... 11
How to Measure the Heat of a Pepper .................................................................................................. 12
Fruit BBQ Sauce Recipes ......................................................................................................................... 13
Red Raspberry BBQ Sauce ...................................................................................................................... 13
Grilled Chicken, Pork Tenderloin or Salmon ..................................................................................... 13
Raspberry-Style Pulled Pork ................................................................................................................ 13
Raspberry Shrimp ................................................................................................................................. 13
Baked Red Raspberry Chicken ............................................................................................................ 13
Raspberry Enchilada ................................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
Apple BBQ Sauce ...................................................................................................................................... 14
Grilled Pork Tenderloin, Ribs or Chicken ........................................................................................... 14
Apple Bratwurst .................................................................................................................................... 14
Dipping Sauce ....................................................................................................................................... 14
Steak Sauce ........................................................................................................................................... 14
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Pulled Pork ............................................................................................................................................. 14
The Origin of Barbecue ............................................................................................................................ 15
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Company Information:Traverse Bay Farms fruit and gourmet salsa were the voted #1 salsa in America two
years in a row. Our salsa’s won top awards in both 2007 and 2008 at America’s Best
Professional Food Competition. The America’s Best Food Competition is the nation’s
largest and most respected food show in America. Here is an overview of the awards
we won:
Salsa General – All Category:
1 PLACE - 2008: Traverse Bay Farms – Peach Salsa
2nd PLACE - 2007: Traverse Bay Farms – Corn Salsa
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Salsa – Fruit Category:
1 PLACE - 2007: Traverse Bay Farms – Pineapple Salsa
3rd PLACE - 2007: Traverse Bay Farms – Raspberry Salsa
3rd PLACE - 2008: Traverse Bay Farms – Peach Salsa
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Salsa – Bean Category:
1 PLACE - 2007: Traverse Bay Farms – Bean Salsa
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Visit our website at www.traversebayfarms.com to learn more about our awards and
our selection of award winning salsas. You can also contact us toll-free at 1-877-7467477.
Here is what Food Network Celebrity Chef Michelle Bommarito says about our
award winning salsa’s…
"I was so excited to discover your salsa! It's not only great
tasting, but full of quality, all-natural ingredients."
Chef Michelle Bommarito, a frequent guest on the Food
Network Visit Michelle at - www.MichelleBommarito.com
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Introduction
Salsa is great on chips but did you know that is also tastes great as an addition to a lot
of appetizers and main dish recipes? It tastes especially good if it was voted America’s
#1 salsa two years in a row.
We have created over two dozen flavorful ways to add our salsas to your next family
dinner or when making a quick snack. We wrote this special salsa recipe book to include
ways to use our award winning salsas as a food enhancer and a way to some “salsa
spice” to your favorite dishes. In most cases, simply add our salsa to your favorite
recipe and your done.
We have included food enhancement ideas for all of our salsas. Best of all, if you find a
great tasting way to utilize our peach salsa in one of your current recipes, you can
simply substitute any other salsa in its place. Have fun and experiment. You’ll soon find
some great ways to use our salsas for every meal of the day.
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Red Raspberry Salsa
Red Raspberry Meat Loaf
– Just before you place the meat loaf into the oven take
a spoon and create a trench down the top of the loaf.
Simply spoon in several tablespoons of salsa and bake.
I have to say your red raspberry
meatloaf is fantastic. My kids ate
every bite and even asked for
seconds. Thanks for the great idea
how to use your salsa.
Ms. Perkins – Savanna GA
As the meatloaf bakes, the salsa spices will work its way
through the middle of the loaf. This will create a tasty red raspberry center throughout
the entire loaf.
Grilled Red Raspberry Salmon
– Lightly brush on some red raspberry salsa a few minutes before removing from the
grill. This will provide a slight red raspberry taste to your salmon. Be careful not to add
to much salsa, as it may overbear the salmon.
Pork Loin
- Lightly brush on red raspberry salsa a few minutes before removing the pork from the
oven or grill.
Red Raspberry Breakfast Burrito
– Add a few teaspoons of red raspberry salsa to your breakfast burrito.
This tastes very good if your breakfast burrito also has some breakfast
sausage mixed in to the burrito.
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Red Raspberry Bratwurst
– Spoon on a few tablespoon of salsa onto your bratwurst. Make sure to remove some
of the juice from the salsa so it will not dampen the bun
Red Raspberry Hamburgers
– add a ½ cup of red raspberry salsa to a pound of hamburger and make hamburger
patties. After you make your hamburger, sprinkle some blueberry on top and enjoy your
red raspberry burger.
Peach Salsa
Peach Baked Chicken
– Lightly brush on some peach salsa a few minutes before removing from the oven.
Foiled Wrapped Peach Chicken
– Add ¼ cup of peach salsa to chicken breast wrapped in foil. Bake or grill until done.
Crockpot Peach Chicken
– Add ½ jar of peach salsa, add chicken and cook until done.
Cottage Cheese
– Add some peach salsa to cottage cheese to taste for a quick and spicy snack.
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Pineapple Salsa
Pineapple Rice
– Add a spoonful of pineapple salsa to rice, mix
together and enjoy a tasty side dish.
Pineapple Pork
– Add a pineapple slice to the top a pork chop,
spoon pineapple salsa into the center of the pineapple slice and cook. The spices from
the salsa will add some spice the pork chop.
Pineapple Salad Dressing
– Skip the high calorie salad dressing and add pineapple salsa. Add some baked or
grilled chicken for added flavor.
Dip for Coconut Shrimp
– Dip coconut shrimp into pineapple salsa
I would have never thought about
using your pineapple salsa as a
dip for coconut shrimp, but all I
can say is WOW!
John T. – Taylor MI
Pineapple Ham
– Add a few tablespoons of pineapple salsa over ham. This adds a great taste to ham
leftovers
Pineapple Spaghetti Sauce
– Add a ½ jar of pineapple salsa to your favorite spaghetti sauce.
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Cherry Salsa
Cherry Meatballs
– Add frozen meatballs, ½ jar of cherry salsa to crock pot
and cook.
Cherry Kabobs
– Lightly brush cherry salsa on steak or chicken kabobs while grilling.
Cherry Baked Potato
– Add a spoonful of cherry salsa to a baked potato and enjoy.
Cherry Nachos
– Grab a handful of the tortilla chips, add imitation crab meat and sprinkle with cheddar
cheese. Place in microwave for 1 minute. Add cherry salsa to taste.
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Black Bean Salsa
Black Bean Nachos
– Generously spoon black bean salsa over tortilla chips, sprinkle cheddar cheese, place
in microwave or place in oven to bake.
Black Bean Burritos
– Replace the refried beans you would normally use in a burrito with several spoonfuls
of black bean salsa. Heat and enjoy.
Black Bean and Rice
– Spoon in a few tablespoons of black bean salsa into rice and mix.
Corn Salsa
Corn chili
– Add a jar of corn salsa to your favorite chili recipe.
Corn Spaghetti Sauce
– Add a jar of corn salsa to your favorite spaghetti sauce.
Corn Salsa Fish
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Add fish to baking pan, pour over 1 jar of corn salsa and bake.
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How to Measure the Heat of a Pepper
Back in 1912, Wilbur Scoville, a pharmacist by
trade developed a technique for measuring
(rating) a pepper's bite. His method is still used
to this day by sauce producers, salsa
manufacturer and spice companies.
The Scoville method measures the pungency of
all know peppers. The pungency would range
from 0 Scoville units for a bell pepper, while a
Mexican habanero rates at 350,000 units.
The Scoville's method is a simple measurement.
Mr. Scoville would soak each different variety of
pepper in alcohol overnight and because
capsaicin is soluble in alcohol, this simple method
of soaking would extract the pungent chemicals
from the pod.
Once this is completed, the next step is to measure the extract and added to sweetened
water until the presence of pungency was barely detectable on his tongue.
For example, Japan chiles, it took 20,000 to 30,000 sweetened water units before the
pungency was barely discernable. Thus Japan chiles rating between 20,000 to 30,000
Scoville Heat Units.
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Fruit BBQ Sauce Recipes
This section of this special report offers some great ideas for using our fruit-based
BBQ’s sauces. Our line of fruit-based BBQ sauces includes red raspberry and apple.
Our BBQ sauces taste great on chicken, ribs, pork, shrimp or fish.
Here are a few ideas to enjoy our great tasting BBQ sauces with friends, family and coworkers.
Red Raspberry BBQ Sauce
Grilled Chicken, Pork Tenderloin or Salmon
– Brush on red raspberry BBQ sauce at the end of cooking.
Raspberry-Style Pulled Pork
– Makes an excellent addition to pulled pork.
Raspberry Shrimp
– Brush over shrimp while grilling.
Baked Red Raspberry Chicken
– Lightly brush red raspberry BBQ sauce while baking.
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Apple BBQ Sauce
Grilled Pork Tenderloin, Ribs or Chicken
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Brush on apple BBQ sauce at the end of cooking.
Apple Bratwurst
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Spoon some apple BBQ over a bratwurst and enjoy.
Dipping Sauce
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Warm a bowl apple BBQ sauce and use it to dip steak fries.
Steak Sauce
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Use as a steak sauce.
Pulled Pork
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Makes an excellent addition to pulled pork.
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The Origin of Barbecue
"The origins of both the activity of barbecue cooking and the word itself are somewhat
obscure. Most etymologists believe that barbecue derives ultimately from the word
barbacoa found in the language of the Taíno people of the Caribbean. The word
translates as "sacred fire pit."[2] The word describes a grill for cooking meat, consisting
of a wooden platform resting on sticks.
Traditional barbacoa involves digging a hole in the ground and placing some meat
(usually a whole goat) with a pot underneath it, so that the juices can make a hearty
broth. It is then covered with maguey leaves and coal and set alight. The cooking
process takes a few hours.
There is ample evidence that both the word and cooking technique migrated out of the
Caribbean and into other languages and cultures, with the word moving from Caribbean
dialects into Spanish, then French and English. The Oxford English Dictionary cites the
first recorded use of the word in the English language in 1697 by the British buccaneer
William Dampier. [3]
While the standard modern English spelling of the word is barbecue, local variations like
barbeque and truncations such as bar-b-q or bbq may also be found.[4] In the
southeastern United States, the word barbecue is used predominantly as a noun
referring to roast pork, while in the southwestern states, cuts of beef are often cooked.
The word barbecue has attracted several inaccurate origins from folk etymology. An
often-repeated claim is that the word is derived from the French language. The story
goes that French visitors to the Caribbean saw a pig being cooked whole and described
the method as barbe à queue, meaning "from beard to tail". The French word for
barbecue is also barbecue, and the "beard to tail" explanation is regarded as false by
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most language experts. The only merit is that it relies on the similar sound of the
words, a feature common in folk-etymology explanations.[5] Another claim states that
the word BBQ came from the time when roadhouses and beer joints with pool tables
advertised "Bar, Beer and Cues". According to this tale, the phrase was shortened over
time to BBCue, then BBQ.[6]"
- Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbecue
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If you enjoy salsa, make sure to visit our website at www.traversebayfarms.com to
learn more about our awarding salsas.
Here in addition to offering great tasting salsa, we also have a complete line of super
fruit products including dried fruits (cherries, blueberries, strawberries and more),
cherry juice concentrate, juice-sweetened jams and fruit spreads. We also offer the
entire line of the Fruit Advantage super fruit supplements. The Fruit Advantage line of
super fruit supplements includes:
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Visit Traverse Bay Farms to learn more about the natural health benefits of super foods
and super fruit products at www.traversebayfarms.com or
www.fruitadvantage.com You can also contact the company toll-free at 1-877-7467477.
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