This recipe went together so quickly and easily. And boy did it pack a punch 
A punch of yum that is! I love how the coolness of the lettuce and tomatoes played off of the scotch bonnet’s heat. The combination reminded me of buljol (but without the saltfish). Feel free to use whatever lettuce you may have on hand. I used romaine this time around, because that is what was in the fridge, but next time it will probably be iceberg
The title by the way is an homage to the tune of the same name by Dave Koz 
Sarina’s ‘Bang Bang’ Salsa
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Ingredients:
4 small red ripe tomatoes, chopped
1/4 cup onion, minced
3 leaves romaine lettuce, shredded
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
1 scotch bonnet pepper, finely choped
Salt
Directions:
Mix all ingredients together. Serve at room temperature.
About Sarina
Passionate foodie, founder of Trinigourmet and Caribbean Lifestyle Maven. Author of "Glam By Request: 30+ Easy Caribbean Recipes"
This month marks the third installment of my “CookALong” series where a prominent (usually) Caribbean personality follows one of my recipes, and sometimes throws in a few of their own This week however I’m shaking things up a bit by ...
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Ah Dave Koz
I like this salsa …it’s different. Is it your original recipe?
um that’s what it says, doesn’t it
Ah Dave Koz
I like this salsa …it’s different. Is it your original recipe?
um that’s what it says, doesn’t it
Oh sorry. I didn’t see that for some reason
How long does the salsa last in the fridge (because of the lettuce)
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!!!! it lasted about hmm 4 days? 
just made up a ting and it flop… gonna try again !
Oh sorry. I didn’t see that for some reason
How long does the salsa last in the fridge (because of the lettuce)
reply to the comment within the thread
!!!! it lasted about hmm 4 days? 
just made up a ting and it flop… gonna try again !
Girl you know I kinda into technology but meh brain does tink “what is the easiest?” and that is what the hands does do! Sorry!
But tanks fuh de reminder haha
but yuh do it again!! trini harden boy
lolz 
Ok I get it this time. YOu like fry up chicken liver? if you do that is good. I just post on it…If you don’t sorry but Let meh know. I can imagaine how tired yu is…but I want to see that Beef stew ting!
Ok I get it this time. YOu like fry up chicken liver? if you do that is good. I just post on it…If you don’t sorry but Let meh know. I can imagaine how tired yu is…but I want to see that Beef stew ting!
i fixing up the piccies
not a liver fan.. i’ve tried again recently but had to give it to my parents… who nyamed it up… 
i fixing up the piccies
not a liver fan.. i’ve tried again recently but had to give it to my parents… who nyamed it up… 
I guess is a ting from when you small…you just have to learn to like it oui?!
strangely i didn’t mind it as a child.. i mean i never loved it but i was able to stomach it… but now i can’t even look at it !
strangely i didn’t mind it as a child.. i mean i never loved it but i was able to stomach it… but now i can’t even look at it !
Girl you know I kinda into technology but meh brain does tink “what is the easiest?” and that is what the hands does do! Sorry!
But tanks fuh de reminder haha
but yuh do it again!! trini harden boy
lolz 
Ok I get it this time. YOu like fry up chicken liver? if you do that is good. I just post on it…If you don’t sorry but Let meh know. I can imagaine how tired yu is…but I want to see that Beef stew ting!
i fixing up the piccies
not a liver fan.. i’ve tried again recently but had to give it to my parents… who nyamed it up… 
I guess is a ting from when you small…you just have to learn to like it oui?!
strangely i didn’t mind it as a child.. i mean i never loved it but i was able to stomach it… but now i can’t even look at it !
stew beef post comin’ up.. lawd i tired
stew beef post comin’ up.. lawd i tired
stew beef post comin’ up.. lawd i tired
big up on a very thorough and fun website. the best caribbean food blog around! makes me want to do some actually cooking!
big up on a very thorough and fun website. the best caribbean food blog around! makes me want to do some actually cooking!
well thanks a ton eemanee
that really means a lot 
this is such a labour of love!
and yes, you must love up yuh kitchen 
love up yuh stove 
they miss you 
hope you will keep coming around and feel free to comment and share suggestions
big up on a very thorough and fun website. the best caribbean food blog around! makes me want to do some actually cooking!
well thanks a ton eemanee
that really means a lot 
this is such a labour of love!
and yes, you must love up yuh kitchen 
love up yuh stove 
they miss you 
hope you will keep coming around and feel free to comment and share suggestions
Nikki
I wanted to ask you when you became such a foodie?
Also when you went to Smith did you cook a lot? What and how did you eat?
Did you do most of your cooking when you came back to Trini?
Good question… i fell in love with the Food Network while at Smith.. back in ’97… I had started cooking in ’96 but only during the summers when the school kitchens were closed… The kitchen staff at Smith cook within each dorm’s kitchens… so it was like going downstairs to dinner, and usually really good stuff. I only really started getting into cooking myself after graduation when I was living in Connecticut…
Nikki
I wanted to ask you when you became such a foodie?
Also when you went to Smith did you cook a lot? What and how did you eat?
Did you do most of your cooking when you came back to Trini?
Good question… i fell in love with the Food Network while at Smith.. back in ’97… I had started cooking in ’96 but only during the summers when the school kitchens were closed… The kitchen staff at Smith cook within each dorm’s kitchens… so it was like going downstairs to dinner, and usually really good stuff. I only really started getting into cooking myself after graduation when I was living in Connecticut…
Food Network is the best!
I take it you would cook trini food when you were in Connecticut?
yup mostly…. also learned to try new things (and made american style things like berry pies and the such) … had a subscription to cooking light… still one of my fave magz… yuh mashin up de threadz again
HARDEN!!! lolz
I am tryin! When I reading fast and typing fast and clicking fast I hardly have time to think ….!
‘scuses ‘scuses
ah have a puddin’ in d oven
Bread puddin!?! cuz yuh know I in that!
Ey what you think about Black puddin ?because I used to eat it and I don’t anymore…
i have a bread pudding (with a twist) post coming up in a few hours
this one was a triple chocolate upside down pudding 
i only ever tasted black pudding once.. i thought it was vile… it’s not kosher either so i can ignore it with impunity now
Food Network is the best!
I take it you would cook trini food when you were in Connecticut?
yup mostly…. also learned to try new things (and made american style things like berry pies and the such) … had a subscription to cooking light… still one of my fave magz… yuh mashin up de threadz again
HARDEN!!! lolz
I am tryin! When I reading fast and typing fast and clicking fast I hardly have time to think ….!
‘scuses ‘scuses
ah have a puddin’ in d oven
Bread puddin!?! cuz yuh know I in that!
Ey what you think about Black puddin ?because I used to eat it and I don’t anymore…
i have a bread pudding (with a twist) post coming up in a few hours
this one was a triple chocolate upside down pudding 
i only ever tasted black pudding once.. i thought it was vile… it’s not kosher either so i can ignore it with impunity now
uggh you crazy!!? you added a whole chopped bonnet!!!! used one last night and it almost blew a hole through my head. i can still feel it 24 hrs after the fact!!!
those things are the devil’s fruit!
it was so good
uggh you crazy!!? you added a whole chopped bonnet!!!! used one last night and it almost blew a hole through my head. i can still feel it 24 hrs after the fact!!!
those things are the devil’s fruit!
it was so good