Salsa Cruda de Rocoto

Name: Salsa Cruda de Rocoto
Cuisine: Peruvian
Ingredients: ¼ cup vinegar; ¼ cup sugar; 2 large red rocotos; Salt and pepper; Juice of 1 key lime; Salt and pepper; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 4 scallions, white part only, very finely chopped

Preparation info

Makes about
1 cup
of salsa

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Art of Peruvian Cuisine

By Tony Custer

Published 2000

About

Ingredients

2 large red rocotos
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup vinegar<

Americas
Peru
Condiment
Sauce
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Seed, devein and dice rocotos. Place in a large bowl of water with sugar and vinegar. Soak for 5 minutes. Drain and rinse well in 2 changes of water. Add vegetable oil, lime juice, chopped scallions and salt and pepper to taste. Mix well and serve as a condiment.