Halloween Eyeball Salsa
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 173cal
Equipment
- 1/4 teaspoon - for scooping a hole into the mozzarella ball
Ingredients
Salsa Ingredients
- 6 cups tomatoes chopped. 40 ounces total or 3 pounds
- ½ cup green onions sliced. About 4 scallions
- 4 Tablespoons cilantro leaves minced
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 pinches red pepper flakes
- 4 teaspoons lime juice
Eyeballs
- 16 mozzarella balls ciliegine or cherry sized mozz balls, NOT pearls
- 8 pimento olives sliced in half
Instructions
- Chop the tomatoes and slice the scallions. Place in a large bowl.
- Trim leaves from cilantro and mince.
- Mince the garlic. Add cilantro and garlic to the bowl.
- Add remaining salsa ingredients and stir.
- Slice pimento olives in half, set aside.
- Using a 1/4 teaspoon, gently create a hole in the center of the mozzarella ball, scooping the excess out.
- This will make a divet for the pimento to sit in. Be careful when doing this step as you can tear the mozzarella ball.
- Place the sliced pimento olives inside the mozzarella balls where you created a hole.
- Set the pimento eyeballs on top of the salsa. Serve with tortilla chips and enjoy!
Notes
- This will feed a crowd of 8-10 people.
- The quantity of eyeballs is up to you, however, we used about 16 mozzarella balls and 8 pimento olives cut in half. Grab regular sized pimento olives for this recipe, not the large variety. Look for mozzarella balls labeled "ciliegine" (cherry size). Mozzarella pearls will be too small to carve a hole and place an olive in.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 173cal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 401mg | Potassium: 304mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1035IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 224mg | Iron: 1mg
