Kat's California Salsa

Salsa goes with everything.  Except maybe ice cream.  Or pancakes.  Or jello.  But I digress...come on folks - get creative and tell me how you like to incorporate Kat's California Salsa into your recipes!  I will use your name, I promise!

Here's my very first recipe submitted by one of my favorite people Joe Minarik - although my sister Michele in California claims her recipe is very similar.... lol

Ingredients:

1 quart Kat's California Salsa.
1 Liter of Tequila

1. Eat Salsa with Spoon.
2. Drink Tequila.
3. Repeat until one or the other is gone. Then buy more and repeat.

Especially good after a day of dealing with corporate idjits.

Californiasalsapasta (by ME!)

1 pint Kat’s California Salsa

Olive Oil

1 big bag of fresh spinach, washed and dried

3 cloves chopped garlic

Shredded Parmesan Cheese

A really yummy, chewy loaf of sourdough bread

Fresh Linguini (or any pasta you like)

Start a big pot of boiling water and preheat the oven at 375

Heat skillet and coat with olive oil.  Sautee the garlic for 3 minutes.  Add in fresh spinach, cover, and reduce to low and simmer until wilted.  Stir to coat the spinach, drain the salsa a little bit and throw it in the mixture - let it simmer for ½ hour, stirring occasionally.

When there is about 10 minutes left for the spinach/pasta concoction, brush the bread with olive oil and put in the oven, then cook the pasta.

When the pasta is al dente, drain, put into a big old bowl, pour the spinach/salsa over the noodles, toss lightly (sometimes I add a little more olive oil depending) then douse with the parm and toss again.

Get the bread out and slice in hearty chunks.

Serve to your very hungry family with a nice salad.  Make the kids eat their veggies!  This dish goes nicely with a nice chilled Shiraz or whatever you dig.

These two yummy ones submitted by our friend fishtownfilly at fishtown.us:

My Favorite Kat's Salsa Quickie: One Can/Pouch of Tuna. One Nice Ripe Mashed Avocado. Mix Well. Add Kat's Salsa to Taste (with minimal liquid). Fab on a Toasted Pita. DELISH! Just had one.

Rockin' Bean Salad
1 can of Black Beans drained
1 Can Kidney Beans or Canneloni Beans drained
1 Can Yellow or White Shoe Peg Corn
1 pint of Kat's Salsa
Mix Together
Best when chilled for at least i Hour.