Description
Learn how to make delicious homemade salsa with fresh ingredients like ripe tomatoes, onions, and jalapeños. This easy recipe is perfect for parties or as a topping for your favorite Mexican dishes.
Ingredients
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Fresh Salsa:
- 6 ripe Roma tomatoes
- 1 small white onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 to 2 jalapeño peppers (seeded for less heat)
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves
- juice of 1 lime
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
Optional:
- 1 (10 oz) can diced tomatoes with green chilies
Instructions
- Roughly chop the fresh ingredients: tomatoes, onion, garlic, and jalapeños.
- Blend: Add them to a food processor or blender with cilantro, lime juice, salt, and cumin.
- Add optional canned tomatoes: Include diced tomatoes with green chilies if desired.
- Pulse: Blend to desired consistency, chunky or smooth.
- Adjust seasoning: Taste and add more salt or lime juice if needed.
- Chill: Refrigerate salsa for at least 30 minutes before serving.
Notes
- For a smoky flavor, consider roasting the fresh ingredients before blending.
- Store salsa in the fridge for up to 5 days in an airtight container.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 cup
- Calories: 20
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 4g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
