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Diana Kennedy's Fresh Salsa Mexican de Jerez, is easy, healthy and delicious.

I haven't been able to stay out of this delectable salsa since making it earlier this afternoon.

Diana Kennedy's Fresh Salsa Mexicana de Jerez

Diana Kennedy, often called the "Julia Child" of Mexican cuisine is #45 on Gourmet's List of 50 Women Game Changers in Food.

I recently began participating with a group of food bloggers, led by Mary from One Perfect Bite, who have been cooking their way through the list since last spring.

For those unfamiliar with Kennedy, she is an 87-year-old British expat who, in 1972, introduced The Cuisines of Mexico (affiliate link) cookbook, and forever changed our understanding of Mexican food.

Originally from Great Britain, Kennedy moved to Mexico in 1957, and has been traveling the country in search of recipes and authentic Mexican cooking experiences ever since.

Her most recent book, Oaxaca al Gusto: An Infinite Gastronomy (affiliate link) (William & Bettye Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Culture), was named 2011 Best Cookbook of the Year by the James Beard Foundation.

Here's a brief video of Diana Kennedy talking about Oaxaca al Gusto:

Kennedy is known for being a stickler for authenticity and a bit of a food anthropologist. She believes that traditional authentic cooking is cultural history worth recording and takes great pains to do just that.

While I appreciate her tenacity, I take a much more casual, practical approach to cooking.

That's why I chose the easiest of her recipes I could find online: fresh salsa Mexicana from Jerez.

I love fresh salsa, but had never made one using so many chiles before.

I needed to make a few substitutions based on what was available at the market, but it still turned out delicious.

I hope you decide to give this simple and delicious fresh salsa a try.

How Many Calories and WW Points in this Salsa?

According to my calculations, each ¼-cup serving has 16 calories and:

0 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
0 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
0 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
1 *PointsPlus (Old plan)

To see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, Click here!

This is a perfect condiment for Weight Watchers members who like to spice things up. Enjoy!

Making fresh salsa Mexicana from Jerez - The ingredients

Fresh Mexican Salsa Ingredients

Finely chopped chiles...

Chopping chiles for salsa

Finely chopped white onion...

Finely chopping white onion

Diana Kennedy's Fresh Salsa Mexicana from Jerez Recipe

A delicious fresh salsa made from a variety of chiles that will amaze you with its simple deliciousness

Prep Time20 minutes mins

Cook Time0 minutes mins

Total Time20 minutes mins

Servings (adjustable): 5

Calories: 16

Author: Martha McKinnon | Simple Nourished Living

Ingredients

▢ 1 poblano chile, stems, seeds, and veins removed and flesh finely chopped
▢ 1 red jalapeño chile, stems, seeds, and veins removed and flesh finely chopped
▢ 2 yellow chiles, stems, seeds and veins removed and flesh finely chopped
▢ 1-2 serrano chiles, finely chopped
▢ 3 tablespoons finely chopped white onion
▢ 1 ripe medium tomato (about 4 ounces), finely chopped
▢ ¼ to ½ cup water
▢ 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
▢ ½ teaspoon crumbled dried oregano
▢ Salt to taste

Instructions

In a medium size bowl, combine all the ingredients except the salt until well blended.
Season with salt to taste.
Set aside for 1 hour for the flavors to blend.

Equipment

Mixing Bowls

Chef Knife

Cutting Board

Recipe Notes

The original recipe calls for 2 serrano chiles, which I feared would make it too hot for us, so I used 1. I also couldn't find yellow chiles, so used ¼ of a yellow bell pepper, finely chopped instead.

Serving size: ¼ cup

Click here to see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site.

0 *SmartPoints (Green plan)

0 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)

0 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)

1 *PointsPlus (Old plan)

Nutrition Facts

Diana Kennedy's Fresh Salsa Mexicana from Jerez Recipe

Amount Per Serving (1 /4 cup)

Calories 16Calories from Fat 1

% Daily Value*

Fat 0.1g0%

Carbohydrates 4.9g2%

Fiber 0.9g4%

Protein 0.7g1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Course: Appetizer, Side, Snack

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: fresh salsa, mexican salsa

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*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.

Here is Diana and Bricia Lopez talking about Mexican food:

To learn a little more about Diana Kennedy, check these out:

Diana Kennedy's recipe for fresh salsa from Jerez as it appeared in Food & Wine
A Washington Post article about Diana Kennedy

Watch how to make traditional salsa molcajeteada:

The following bloggers are also featuring the recipes of Diana Kennedy today. I hope you'll pay them all a visit. They are great cooks who have wonderful blogs.

Mary @ One Perfect Bite
Val @ More Than Burnt Toast
Taryn @ Have Kitchen Will Feed
Susan @ The Spice Garden
Heather @ All Roads Lead to the Kitchen
Miranda @ Mangoes and Chutney
Amrita @ Beetles Kitchen Escapades
Sue @ The View from Great Island
Barbara @ Movable Feasts
Linda @ A Sunflower Life
Nancy @ Picadillo
Mireya @ My Healthy Eating Habits
Veronica @ My Catholic Kitchen
Annie @ Most Lovely Things
Jeanette @ Jeanette's Healthy Living
Claudia @ Journey of an Italian Cook
Alyce @ More Time at the Table
Kathy @ Bakeaway with Me
Jill @ Saucy Cooks
Sarah @ Everything In the Kitchen Sink

Martha is the founder and main content writer for Simple-Nourished-Living.

A longtime lifetime WW at goal, she is committed to balancing her love of food and desire to stay slim while savoring life and helping others do the same.

She is the author of the Smart Start 28-Day Weight Loss Challenge.

A huge fan of the slow cooker and confessed cookbook addict, when she's not experimenting in the kitchen, you're likely to find Martha on her yoga mat.

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