Low Carb Tortilla Chips & Homemade Salsa

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Low Carb Chips and Salsa

For those who love chips and salsa, but do not want the calories, or the carbs, this may be right up your alley!  I love to cook, and I love Tumaro's Gourmet Low Carb Tortillas.  They are great in so many ways.  Low in fat, low in calories, high in protein and fiber, and low in sodium (nutrition information below).  They are also Kosher, and organic!  What is not to love?

This recipe calls for deep frying the tortillas, so that will increase the fat a bit.  I also add a little salt at the end, which increases the sodium levels, but this is where you can get creative and bake the chips or use a sodium free salt substitute.


I use Concord Foods seasoning mixes because they are easy, inexpensive, and available at our local Kroger and Easy Way stores.  Nutrition information for both items are at the end of this post.

Tumaro's Low Carb Multi-Grain Tortillas

Ingredients:

Chips

5 Tumaro's Mutli-Grain Low Carb Tortillas

2 1/2 cups canola oil

Salt or salt substitute

Directions:

1. Heat the oil to about 375 degrees (using a liquid food thermometer), or timing it, on a medium heat it takes about five minutes for the oil to reach a good temp.
2. While oil is heating, perforate the chips with a fork.
3. Add chip slices to oil, when the edges turn light to medium brown, flip them with tongs.
4. When they reach a medium to dark brown remove them and place them on paper towels.
5. While they are still hot, lightly salt and season to your liking.

Slice into 8 pieces

Perforate

Fry, tongs and ladle strainer are helpful tools for this

Salsa

5-6 medium roma tomatoes

1/4 cup diced red onion

1 tablespoon minced garlic ~ fresh or jarred

1 package of mild salsa seasoning

1-2 tablespoons olive oil

for this recipe, in addition to the fresh ingredients, we added a can of Dole's basil oregano diced tomatoes to even out the intensity of the spice seasoning package.  Depending on your taste, the mild seasoning is actually kind of spicy!

Directions:

1. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to a non stick sauté pan, heat pan on medium to high heat.
2. Add red onion and garlic, sauté until transparent, and garlic is browned to crisp.
3. Add all ingredients to your food processor or blender and pulse to desired consistency.

If you prefer to substitute the pre-packaged salsa seasoning for fresh ingredients:

1 tablespoon fresh cilantro

1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar (preservative)

2 teaspoon of brown sugar or sugar substitute

1 teaspoon fresh lime juice

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon fresh jalapeño  pepper  ~ season to taste

Directions for fresh ingredients:

• Sauté red onion, jalapeño, and garlic.
• Add all ingredients to food processor and pulse to desired consistency.
• Chill for 30 minutes.

Nutrition information:

The amount per serving of carbs, calories, and fat are very low.  Even though the chips are deep fried, it is doubtful after draining and patting dry one can squeeze out a teaspoon of oil from each chip.  This nutrition information is for your reference only, depending on how you prepare or add more ingredients, of course these will change.

Net Carbs = 4 carbs per tortilla

Oil