The chefs of Ms. Wilkinson's 3rd grade class make salsa

Today, Ms. Wilkinson's 3rd graders made salsa. We used ingredients donated by Gelson's as the tomatoes that the students had planted as 2nd graders had been harvested.

Each child cut some cherry tomatoes and cilantro and could taste them separately as well as in the salsa. Some children measured olive oil and lime juice or cut onions and used the garlic press. Every child had the opportunity to taste the jalapeno pepper that was cut by one of the volunteer parents.

We discussed the origin of salsa. Most students know that it's from Mexico (where it was named by Spanish explorers), however the Incas, Aztecs and Mayans made salsa.

As part of our efforts to be sustainable, we composted the veggie scraps and used IKEA reusable plates and reused our

plastic knives.

Thanks to Lara Hilal and Winter Armm who helped with the lesson.

Salsa Recipe

8 tomatoes
2 garlic cloves
2 green onions
1 jaapeno pepper
1/2 bunch of cilantro
3 T. olive oil
3 T. lime juice