Garden Salsa

Written By Kayce .

🍅 Garden to Table - Trail’s End Garden Fresh Salsa

At Trail’s End, our favorite kind of flavor starts in the dirt — planted with care, nurtured by sun and rain, and harvested at just the right moment. Our Garden Salsa is a true reflection of that rhythm: simple, fresh, and full of life.

What began as a way to use up an abundant tomato harvest has become a late-summer staple in our kitchen — and now, you can make it too with simple ingredients from your garden, or even the grocery store! This salsa is bright, bold, and perfectly balanced with that touch of honey— nothing artificial, nothing you can’t pronounce. It’s the kind of thing you dip into and suddenly need to share with a friend (or just not share at all — we won’t judge).

Ingredients:

  • 3 medium tomatoes

  • 1 small white onion

  • 1 jalapeno (or to taste)

  • 2 cloves garlic

  • 1 Tbl honey

  • 1 tsp kosher salt

  • 1/2 tsp black pepper

  • 1 small handful cilantro roughly chopped (about 1/4 cup)

  • 1/4 cup green onion roughly chopped

    Get your cast iron pan HOT and char tomatoes, onion and jalapeños for 10 minutes being sure to rotate to get a nice char on all sides. Around the 8 minute mark add your garlic so that it gets lightly charred as well.

    Let cool for at 10-20 minutes. Transfer to cutting board and core the tomatoes and jalapenos. I like to cut my jalapenos into 4 strips leaving only a few of the seeds attached - the more seeds you leave on the spicier your salsa will be!

    Transfer all of your charred and chopped veggies to a blender and add your honey, salt and pepper. Give it a few good pulses until the salsa is at your desired consistency. I like mine pretty well blended.

    Next chop up your cilantro and green onion. Add to your blender and pulse 2-3 times just so that it gets mixed in.

    Pour into your desired container - I like to use these jars and let cool in the fridge before devouring with an entire bag of tortilla chips - you’ve been warned!

How to Enjoy:

  • Spoon it over eggs for a smoky-sweet breakfast kick

  • Pile it on tacos or roasted veggies

  • Stir into rice bowls or grain salads for a pop of flavor

  • Or go classic: open a bag of chips and go to town -

We suggest making a jar (or two) while the tomatoes are still in season.

If you’ve already tasted it — let us know how you’re enjoying it! We love seeing how you all bring Trail’s End into your own kitchens.

-Kayce

Check out our Instagram page to see me make this exact salsa - here!


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