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Easy Restaurant-Style Blender Salsa

Ingredients:

• one 28-ounce can tomatoes, including juice (I used these whole, peeled plum tomatoes)
• 1 small yellow onion, peeled and roughly chopped
• 1 or 2 jalepeno peppers, de-stemmed and roughly chopped (I prefer 2; remove seeds to greatly reduce heat level)
• 3 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin, or to taste
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, or to taste (remember some brands of tomatoes and chips are much saltier than others)
• 1/4 to 1 teaspoon granulated sugar, optional and to taste (balances the heat and tomato acidity; start with less and add more if necessary; careful not to over-sweeten)
• 1 or 2 handfuls cilantro leaves, discard stems (I prefer 2)
• about 3 tablespoons lime juice
• about 3/4 cup corn, optional
• about 3/4 cup canned black beans, drained and rinsed, optional
• corn chips, for serving

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