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Serves: 2
Prep Time: 10 mins

Ingredients
1/4 fresh pineapple, chopped into small chunks
4 spring onions, chopped finely
1 red chilli, seeded and chopped finely
20 cherry tomatos, chopped finely
1 tsp white balsamic vinegar
1 tsp olive oil
1 tsp light soy sauce

Method
1. Combine all ingredients in a bowl, mix well and leave to stand for half an hour.

Notes
Leave the seeds in the chilli if you want more of a kick to the salsa.

The salsa goes really well on a butterflied chicken breast that's been coated with cajun seasoning and grilled. Serve with stir-fried noodles, brocolli and peppers.

Stats
Serves: 2
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 to 30 minutes

Ingredients
1 full-size tin of chopped tomatos
1/2 red onion coarsely chopped
1 clove of garlic, pureed / chopped finely
2 bids-eye chillis, chopped (or less depending on taste)
4 or 5 leaves of fresh basil, shredded
1 tsp Olive Oil
1 heaped tsp of tomato puree

Method
1. Sweat the onion in a saucepan with the olive oil till its soft
2. Add the tomatos, chopped chillis, basil and garlic and tomato puree to the pan and cook on a low heat till its reduced down to a thickish sauce

Other Ideas
Instead of sweating off the onion in olive oil, roast the onion in large chunks along with chunks of a red pepper, in olive oil, then skip straight to step 2 and add the red pepper and onion at the same time

This is nice spooned over pork chops before you cook it in the oven. It's probably quite nice with cheese and biscuits too, but I haven't yet tried that!

Ingredients
2 large onions
4 teaspoons crushed dried chillis
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 pint of water
1/8 pint of malt vinegar
50g butter

Method
1. Chop the onions up, one into half rings, the other into quarter rings.
2. Place them in a saucepan with everything else bar the vinegar and cover.
3. Simmer on a low heat for 30mins, add the malt vinegar, simmer for 10mins and use.

Simple, tasty, and a damn sight cheaper than the product it's based on!