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Quick Tomato Mint Salsa (Plus Sandwich Idea)

by Constanze July 31, 2015
July 31, 2015
Fresh Tomato and Mint Salsa
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This Tomato Mint Salsa is very quick to make and super refreshing. I used it in a sandwich but it’s a great condiment for grilled vegetables or tacos, too.

Now that the temperature has finally cooled down and we’re back to a regular rainy German summer, I can think so much clearer! And suddenly all those hot weather food ideas are popping up in my head again. There is an abundance of fresh produce to choose from right now. Even though we don’t have a garden we managed to grow some tiny tomatoes on our window sills. Other vegetables we often get for free, like zucchini or chard. A couple of our neighbours also grow mint. And if any of you has ever planted this wonderful herb in their garden, you know that it has the potential to overtake your whole patch. Mint invasion. When that happens you will want to try and limit the damage by harvesting like a mad person and then handing out your herbs left and right. A couple of days ago P met one of our neighbours with a huge batch of mint in her arms and before P could even blink, he had one in his arms, too.

Now we’re having everything mint! Mint tea (hot and cold) and mint smoothies, mint in‏تبولة ‏  (tabbouleh) and in soups. I try to use a little of that huge bunch we have in our fridge every day. For a quick lunch I made this tomato salsa that calls for mint instead of cilantro. It’s a wonderfully refreshing sauce and a great sandwich ingredient as well. After I had made the salsa, I fried some tempeh slices in a pan and deglazed them with a huge splash of soy sauce. I toasted two slices of whole rye sourdough bread and spread both with a thin layer of peanut butter. Then topped one slice with tempeh, cucumber slices, and salsa. This is a perfect recipe for the next heat wave. It doesn’t need much preparation and you only have to turn on the oven to fry your tempeh. (Which cou could also prepare a day in advance. And now it’s your turn. Please help me out and share your favourite mint recipes!

Fresh Tomato and Mint Salsa
Fresh Tomato and Mint Salsa
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5 from 1 vote

Quick Tomato Mint Salsa

Make the best of your summer tomatoes with this fresh salsa.
Course Condiment
Cuisine vegan, vegetarian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 1 jar
Calories 103kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 medium onion (80 g)
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 250 g cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 10 g fresh mint, sliced into thin ribbons (¼ cup)
  • 1 tbsp hot sauce
  • 1 tbsp lime juice, fresh
  • ⅓ tsp coriander, ground
  • salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

  • Place onion and garlic in a food processor and pulse until roughly chopped.
  • Add remaining ingredients and process until the tomatoes are all chopped up and have released their juice.
  • This sauce should still be chunky, so don't overdo it with the processing
Fresh Tomato and Mint Salsa
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10 comments

Joyce July 14, 2020 - 09:23

5 stars
Very easy to make and delicious!

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Constanze July 14, 2020 - 09:24

Thanks, Joyce!

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Jojo August 15, 2015 - 10:57

I feel like there’s a giant cous cous salad in Veganomicon that has mint and apricots and maybe pistachios which introduced me to mint as a savoury flavour and I love it so much now. This salsa sounds delicious although I’d have to leave out the hot sauce which might stop it being a real salsa!

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Lena August 13, 2015 - 14:41

Tolle Idee, Tomaten und Minzen zu kombinieren! Den Mix habe ich bisher noch nicht ausprobiert. Meine liebste Minz-Kombi ist immer noch Schoko und Minze ;) Damit macht man nie etwas verkehrt!

Liebe Grüße
Lena | http://www.healthylena.de

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Mihl August 13, 2015 - 15:18

Bei mir leider schon, ich mag Schoko und Minze nicht so gerne. Dafür Schoko und Orange. Trotzdem danke für den Tipp!

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Lovlie August 6, 2015 - 04:11

Really love this salsa. I make a similar one to go with crepes, so yummy. I love using mint in curries with coconut milk, cumin, garam masala (no curry powder), some coriander and turmeric. It’s really lovely and different to other curries. Then I also make raita (cucumber in yogurt with mint. I usually substitute the yogurt with coconut milk and lemon juice). Those little tomatoes are so cute, I love the styling of this photo.

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Krisi von Excusemebut... August 1, 2015 - 17:04

Mmm das sieht aber köstlich aus, eine wunderbare Idee mit dem Mint. Perfekt für heisse Tage, ich finde irgendwie kühlt M;int den Körper, vielleicht bilde ich mir das aber auch nur ein;) Werde ich sicher probieren, soll ja wieder wärmer werden=)
Liebe Grüsse,
Krisi

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Mihl August 2, 2015 - 12:13

Ich finde auch, das Minze kühlt. Und wenn es Einbildung ist – Hauptsache es hilft.

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Little Vegan Bear August 1, 2015 - 03:13

Lovely! I have most of these ingredients now, our mint in the garden has really taken off. I’m going to try it this weekend if I get a chance :)

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Mihl August 2, 2015 - 12:13

That would be awesome!

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