This is a mild salsa. Keep in mind you can adjust this and make it hotter to suit you. In my twenties, I had no problem eating jalapeno peppers whole. Now that I am older, I can't hang like I used to. Now It would keep me up with heart burn and y'all who know me, when I don't get my beauty sleep I can get quite testy. So, all of y'all out there who have an abundance to tomatoes, try this salsa. Once you have had it, you won't want that store bought stuff any more. If you get stuck and not sure what to do, well you know where I am