TWO THUMBS UP. This salsa is
delicious!! It is not all that spicy but
ohhhh so tasty. We ate it with blue corn
chips (read blue corn chip review here) after coming home from a late night
rehearsal. When I say late, I mean we
were sitting on the couch watching “Catfish the TV Show” at 12:30 am chowing
down on this salsa… And we could. Not. Stop. Eating it!
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| TWO BIG THUMBS UP (jar is larger than it appears here, weird camera angle) |
The serving size listed on the jar is laughable. 11 servings??? Give me a break. I say FOUR servings max. we ate more than half the jar last
night!
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| This was like, the 4th or 5th time we filled the bowl up and as you can see, it is almost empty again... |
It says it has “Fire Roasted Hot Green Chile Peppers from Hatch Valley”. Well I do not know where hatch valley is, but
it deserves to be visited! (Wait – I turned
the jar around and read the other side of the label – Hatch Valley is a village
in New Mexico. And guess what? It is NOT vinegar that gives it that zip, it
is LIME JUICE! Lime juice and
tomatillos. Yum!
Here is what David thought – FABULOUS!
You just keep eating more and more.
It is mild, but “more-ish”. It helps
you get your daily does of corn chips, which is one of the 5 major food groups
(along with coffee, cookies, Pepsi, and Cheetos). I give it a 4.5
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| All of this deliciousness for under 3 bucks. Get a jar. |
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| Yummy yummy yummy |
Susan here again. This salsa is
exclusive to Trader Joe’s. I say it is
worth a trip to a TJ’s to pick some up, even if you live in LaJolla and have to
park in that crazy ass parking lot! TRY
THIS!
I give this product a 5. Not a
ton of things earn a coveted 5 star rating from me. David rated it a bit lower, but this is not
his blog. And I am throwing his number
o-u-t! This deserves a 5 and dang it, it
is getting a 5!
Price – $2.79
Rating - 5
You better stock up, i think this is "seasonal" and will be off the shelves for a long while
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Ttrockwood
HOLY SMOKES I AM GLAD YOU TOLD ME IT IS SEASONAL!! I did NOT know that and I WILL stock up! I just got to Indianapolis today and we'll get to visit their TJs this weekend! Another new TJs for me to check out.
DeleteIt would love, love, love it, if is wasn't so watery. Still good, though, will buy some more.
ReplyDeleteI so feared it was seasonal and would disappear, but so far my TJ's always seems to carry it.
DeleteOh my, I hope I didn't just jinx that...
Where can I order this salsa? I bought some on a trip to Santa Fe (2) and it's already gone. I went to amazon but they want $13 with shipping for a jar. It's good but not that good.
ReplyDeleteand no, we don't have a Trader Joe's in Wichita, Kansas. We only have over 640,000 people so I guess we are not large enough for Prince Joey.
$13 a JAR??? That is unfair :).
DeleteI do not work for TJ's, I am just a fan and shop there a ton. But I will get you some and mail it! Go to Facebook and like the Trader Joe's 365 page. Then send me a private message thru that, ok? I can hook you up for just the cost of the salsa plus shipping, I promise. :) It is one of my favorites and I want you to be able to have some!
Just found your blog...I, too am a TJ's lover and unfortunately live 2.5 hours (east or west) of a Trader Joe's. But....I just drove through Metairie, Louisiana (outside of New Orleans) and did a major TJ stock up shop! One of the items (I carry a TJ master list on my phone, lol!), is this Hatch Green Chile Salsa. I wanted to share with you how I used it yesterday. I sauteed an onion and a tomato in avocado oil, removed it from the pan, then browned 4 large-ish chicken tenders on one side. After turning them I poured the whole jar of this salsa and topped it with the onion, tomato mixture. Let is simmer for about 20-30 minutes and voila, a green chile chicken. I served it over TJ's Brown Thai Jasmine rice and added a dollop of sour cream. Yummy. Happy Eating and TJ shopping!
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