A new salsa is out there and according to its label, it's "so good it should be outlawed."

Co-owners Lee Kiser and Vince Telles have been selling a new, all-natural, fresh-ingredient salsa that can be found in farmers markets around the area and at local grocery stores.

"It's a fresh salsa, what they call pico de gallo," Kiser said. "It has a fresh taste, a fresh flavor to it, and that is what makes it really stand out from the others."

Banditos Home Style Salsa features the ingredients that salsa lovers want. The pico de gallo-like salsa has chunks of tomatoes, onions, peppers, flavorful spices and cilantro.

Telles said he has been making the salsa for about 30 years now. It's a recipe his mom taught him and he has decided to start selling it.

"It's something I have always done," Telles said. "My mom taught me how to cook and make the salsa. I took it to church functions and everyone kept telling me how good it was and at one point an opportunity came up, and I started to sell the salsa."

According to Kiser and Telles, the salsa is not just for chips. They said it goes great with practically any dish, adding extra flavor and spice.

"It actually spices up Top Ramen soup," Kiser said. "I had TopRamen and put some of the salsa on there and it added a nice little flavor to it."

The salsa comes in three flavors: mild, medium and hot. Shoppers can find the salsa in multiple North Idaho locations, including all Super 1 food stores, the Pilgrim's Market in Coeur d'Alene, the Winter Ridge Natural Food Market and Stein's Family Foods. The salsa is in a pint jar and is normally sold between the price of $4.99 to $5.29.

Within a few weeks, consumers will see Banditos Home Style Salsa in Washington state as well.

"We just got accepted into Rosauers and we are working on getting our product in Spokane," Telles said.

The process in which the salsa is made is all-natural, with Kiser and Telles whipping up the salsa themselves in a kitchen located off Garwood and Highway 95 that has been certified by Panhandle Health.

"It's pretty much hands-on," Telles said. "We chop up the tomatoes and onions and all the ingredients ourselves, put it all together and stir it up."

Information: www.banditossalsa.com