Saturday night starters

Salsa and chips

This is an all time favourite snack for our family and friends for laid back evenings. I have adapted and changed the dip over time,fine tuning it to suit our taste.

You will need:
Pasta Sauce 2 cups
Onions,finely chopped 1medium
Spring onions,chopped small 2 stalks
Red Pepper,chopped small 1/2
Green pepper,chopped 1/2
Coriander,chopped fine 2 tblsp
Garlic, chopped fine 2 cloves
Green chilli,chopped fine * 1/2
Black olives,pitted,cut in thin circles 15 pieces
Green Olives,pitted,cut in thin circles 7 pieces
Olive oil 3 tblsp
Lemon juice 2-3 tsp
Salt to taste

To start, get any bottled pasta sauce. Do taste it,as every brand is different and you will adjust the seasonings according to your taste.
Take a large mixing bowl.Put the pasta sauce,add all the chopped ingredients.Season with salt and lemon juice,mix and loosen it with good olive oil. Taste it.Keep this is the fridge for 2-3 hrs. The flavours with strengten and mingle,also the garlic will get sharper.Do keep it at room temp. for at least 30 mins before serving.Taste it once before serving as it might need adjusting.
Serve in a bowl surrounded by tortilla chips.Dip and enjoy.

* Choose the chilli according to the desired heat.The small ones will be hotter. For kids I generally use a mix of chilli padi(small chilli)and big green chilli.
Note: Cutting the olives in circles is more appealing.