Roasted Tomato Salsa

This is a basic, and extremely delicious salsa recipe. You can substitute different peppers (Anaheim for Jalapeno for example), or even Mangoes for Tomatoes... it is entirely up to you.

3 Ripe Tomatoes
3-5 cloves of Garlic (unpeeled)
1 large Red or White Onion (cut into quarters)
1-2 Peppers (depending on variety, and how spicy you want it)
Lime Juice
Cliantro (fresh if available)
Olive Oil

Set the oven to 200C or 350 F. Put tomatoes, garlic, onion, and pepper into a dish and drizzle with olive oil. Bake for about 15 minutes, and reduce the heat... you can cook for up to 45 minutes. When the tomato skins blister and crack, you should take the dish out of the oven and allow to cool. Peel skin from tomato, garlic, onion, and pepper (NOTE: wash your hands with COLD water and soap after wards... or wear gloves for this part)
Finely chop all ingredients (tomatoes, pepper, onion, garlic, fresh cilantro) and put in a bowl with the juice of 1 lime.
Allow the salsa to set for about an hour, and enjoy!

The Sauces- Enchilada Sauce

You can usually buy Enchilada Sauce at the grocery store, but sometimes it's just not available- and it is an easy sauce to make!

(Red) Enchilada Sauce

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 2 tbsp flour
• 2 tbsp chili powder
• 1/2 tsp cumin
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (a little goes a long way)
  
• 2 cups water (500 mL)
  
• 1 8 ounce can tomato paste (250 mL)
  
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cube chicken bouillon
  

Preparation:

Heat the oil, flour and chili powder together in a large pot over medium heat. Allow to cook for a minute or two (until the flour starts to turn brown).

Add the remaining ingredients (cumin, cayenne, water, bouillon, tomato paste, garlic, onion, salt) and bring to a slow boil. Stir well to combine all the ingredients, the tomato paste & bouillon should completely dissolve. Allow to cook for at least 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add more spices as desired.

The sauce will thicken as the water cooks off, it should be about the consistency of tomato sauce