Texas 2 Step Salsa For Cinco De Mayo

It's Cinco De Mayo time. And, every year we look for reasons to celebrate with margaritas and great Tex-Mex, including our favorite recipe for Texas 2 Step Salsa. I call it that because you literally gather the ingredients for step 1. And, for step 2, you blend everything together! Easy peasy.

In case you didn’t know, we are originally from Texas.  We grew up eating all things Tex-Mex.  We love the freshness, the flavors and the spice.  When we were home visiting my husband’s family a few years ago, his sister, Beth,  treated us to a wonderful dinner of fajitas with all the trimmings.  

Making an appearance in the appetizer round was a big batch of fresh homemade salsa prepared by our nephew, Lincoln.  We watched as he chopped all the fragrant ingredients and tossed them into a blender. It was not only one of the easiest salsas I had ever seen…but it was by far the tastiest.  I would put it up against any I’ve ever been served in a restaurant.  It’s so fresh and bright, and the cumin and cilantro really shine!  And, every time I take it to a party, I come back with an empty bowl and requests for the recipe.  

Texas 2 Step Salso is our go to whether it's Cinco De Mayo or Taco Tuesday. It's even great at brunch on egg dishes. And, you control the spice level. If you like it hot like we do, leave all or some of the seeds in the serrano pepper. If you're a mild kind of person, remove them. I'll warn you, the serrano is that skinny little dark green pepper that's a tad bit hotter than a jalapeno! But, we love it.

So, grab you friends, whip up a batch of margaritas, assemble a DIY Taco or Fajita Bar and make my Texas 2 Step Salsa for this Cinco De Mayo!