During the summer, we posted a small Bite of the Rest listing, noting the newest line of Mrs. Renfro’s salsa varieties to hit the market: Pineapple, Pomegranate & Tequila. Bite of the Rest is not a section of the website where we share opinions, as these are products we haven’t actually tried yet, but want to share with our readers anyway (why hoard knowledge we always say). As is, I finally had the opportunity to try these wonderfully different sauces and just had to do a TidBite about them, one in particular…
These are really unique! I’ve sampled a number of fruit salsas in my life (peaches, mangoes, oranges, etc), but I’ve just never really had one quite like these. The pomegranate is really the most interesting; the crisp, sweet and savory flavor of the pomegranate fruit mixed into the tomato-based sauce has just a hint of smoky chipotle undertone while displaying all the intricate flavors of onion, garlic and brown sugar that accompany. This salsa lives to be a marinade or glaze for any white meat, from pork chops to halibut. I did some chicken roll-ups smothered in it.. just amazing with some sauteed peppers!
I really enjoy using salsa outside of the normally considered guidelines (chips and dip). Salsas have fantastic qualities as marinades, as sandwich toppers, as pasta sauces, as almost anything… the possibilities are endless. Mrs. Renfro’s newest salsas are truly one to try out in your next kitchen experiment.
-bryan
If you’re going to “always” say it, please use the right word:
why HOARD knowledge we always say
Horde refers to a vast multitude or moving crowd; usually seen plural: “hordes of wild animals”
From Beverly Graham, a Renfro descendant, editor, former resident of Dallas, TX