Joey's Salsa!

Well here it is, the salsa I have made for years and bring to most family gatherings which always goes down a treat. I always find it a good idea to taste a tiny bit of Chilli before I start so I know how hot they are and can then judge how many I want to put into the salsa.

Ingredients:
1 medium red onion
2 tomatoes
1 red pepper
4-5 red chillies
black pepper
salt
olive oil
1/2 tsp sugar
Juice of 1/2 lemon

Pierce the pepper and chillies with a knife and place under a hot grill. Blacken them on all sides - yes this means burnt so don't keep turning them just burn one side and turn over to the next. Once they are all blackened remove them and place them in a bowl with some cling film over to allow them to sweat and cool down. This makes it easier to remove the skin later.

Chop the onion and the tomatoes very finely and place in a bowl.

Once the chillies and pepper have cooled remove the skins and seeds and chop finely. Add these to the bowl.

Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle in the sugar.

Squeeze in the juice of the lemon and drizzle with olive oil.

Mix it all well and taste.

Extra chilli can be added if necessary or extra tomato will help cool it down if too spicy.
Works great just on crusty bread or with fajitas etc. This will keep in the fridge for 3-4 days but will be very strong smelling so be sure to keep it in a good airtight container.