Celebrate Super Bowl Sunday with a Connecticut salsa

A popular side at Cingari Family ShopRite”™s 12 stores in Fairfield and New Haven counties is the Salsa Fresca. Chef David Cingari says it makes for the perfect dip for your”¯Super”¯Bowl”¯viewing party Sunday, Feb. 12: 

Salsa Fresca 

Ingredients: 

• 1.5 pounds tomatoes”¯ (Try to pick the ripest tomatoes or buy them a few days before and leave them on the counter to ripen.) 
• 8 ounces diced fresh red onion 
• 2 fluid ounces lime juice 
• 1.25 ounces fresh cilantro 
• 1.5 tablespoons kosher salt 
• Optional: A few dashes of tabasco sauce and/or 1.5 ounces serrano or jalapeño peppers for heat 

”¯ Directions: 

1. Place ripened tomatoes in fridge for a few hours before making the salsa. 
2. Dice tomatoes. Add to”¯bowl. 
3. Add diced onions to bowl. Mix. 
4. Chop cilantro and add to mixture. 
5. Add lime juice and salt to taste.”¯”¯ 
6. Optional: Add the jalapeño pepper. Combine. 
7. Enjoy chilled from the fridge. Serve with tortilla chips.”¯”“ edited by Georgette Gouveia