I LOVE Eating! 4 Days of Healthy, Gluten-Free Snacks- Day 2

My Bread-and-Butter: Chips & Salsa

Great for late afternoon snacks, lunch during the workday, & a healthier alternative to burgers & fries.

Honestly- thank goodness I am not allergic to chocolate AND corn because this is my go-to pleasure.

I love all versions- 

at my favorite Mexican restaurant
[Shout out to all Mexican restaurants for totally spoiling me and meeting my need for instant gratification. Now, the first thing I look for on menus at other restaurants is chips & salsa because I expect to be fed as soon as I sit down at the table.]
 

Shout out to No Way Jose's in Gatlinburg for their gluten-free menu!!!

On the Border chips & On the Border salsa 
[Mind you not the wimpy sizes that you can find at your local grocery store- those are a waste of money because I can finish them off in one sitting. I am talking the Sams Club size- now that will last me a month.]

Homemade Salsa with Organic Blue Corn Chips
[Now this, my friends, is my favorite version.  I just feel healthier when I eat this salsa because it tastes so ridiculously fresh, and whenever I can, I spoil myself with the organic blue corn chips. It's worth it, my friend.  It's worth it.]

Okay- the cheese. . .not as healthy. . .but it can be left out!

So here's my favorite salsa recipe, dear reader, and I share it with great sentimental feelings welling up inside of me.  This recipe was shared to me by a dear mentor of mine while I spent the summer in Hawaii.  

Enjoy!

Homemade Salsa- Mild

Ingredients  

4-5 vine-ripened tomatoes 
**Make sure the tomatoes are ripe.  If not, a bitter aftertaste will appear in your salsa. **
1/2 - 1 tbs sea salt
A handful of fresh cilantro
1 small, white onion
2 large limes
1 tsp of garlic powder

Directions

After washing and prepping all your fresh ingredients, combine all ingredients in a food processor and blend.  Let set in the fridge for 30 minutes to chill and allow time to develop flavor.

Day 3 of Gluten-Free Snacks:  Black Bean Dip