Editing Salsa criolla

{{short description|Type of salad or relish found in Latin American cuisine}}
[[File:Salsa criolla.jpg|thumb|Peruvian salsa criolla]]
'''Salsa criolla''' (''Creole salsa'') is a type of [[sauce]] or [[relish]] found in [[Latin American cuisine]], composed of finely chopped sliced [[onion]]s, [[vinegar]], [[tomato]]es, garlic, [[chili pepper]]s, [[bell peppers]], olive oil, salt, pepper and fresh herbs like parsley or cilantro.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Casalins |first1=Eduardo |title=El libro del asado argentino |publisher=Ediciones LEA |isbn=9876347195 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=potkEy-0kKgC&pg=PT35 |access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref>  ''Salsa criolla'' is often associated with [[Peruvian cuisine]], but also found in [[Cuisine of Cuba|Cuban]], [[Cuisine of Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]],<ref name=villegas>{{cite book |last1=Villegas |first1=José Luis Díaz de |title=Puerto Rico: la gran cocina del Caribe |year=2004 |page=36 |publisher=La Editorial, UPR |isbn=9780847704149 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FcaUfMuiimAC&pg=PA288 |access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref> [[Cuisine of Nicaragua|Nicaraguan]], [[Cuisine of Uruguay|Uruguayan]],  and [[Cuisine of Argentina|Argentinian cuisine]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Salgado |first=Hector |title=Cocina Argentina |year=2005 |publisher=Ediciones Granica S.A. |isbn=9789568077242 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RNcXa8bOxBsC&pg=PP67 |access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref>

In Peru, salsa criolla is a cold sauce typically used to accompany [[meat]]. The base composition is [[onion]], red bell pepper and [[tomato]], [[lime juice]] or vinegar and [[oil]]. Other ingredients can be cilantro, green bell pepper, [[parsley]], [[garlic]], etc.

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{{Cookbook|Sarza Criolla}}
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[[Category:Peruvian cuisine]]
[[Category:Nicaraguan cuisine]]
[[Category:Puerto Rican cuisine]]
[[Category:Argentine cuisine]]
[[Category:Uruguayan cuisine]]
[[Category:Cuban cuisine]]
[[Category:Salads]]
[[Category:Sauces]]
[[Category:Onion-based foods]]


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