Salsa

This easy homemade Salsa Recipe is packed with delicious fresh flavors and comes together quickly in the food processor. Makes a great condiment for appetizers and main dishes!

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Mexican

Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings servings

Calories 21kcal

Author John Kanell

Equipment

Food Processor

Ingredients

4 ripe tomatoes (Roma or small tomatoes, see notes)
1 (14.5 ounce/411g) can whole or diced tomatoes drained
½ red onion quartered
1-2 jalapeno peppers halved and seeded (optional)
⅓ cup packed fresh cilantro leaves
3 large cloves garlic peeled
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 teaspoons granulated sugar (optional)
1 teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon chili powder (optional)
½ teaspoon salt and
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

Combine all of the ingredients in a food processor.
Pulse until the ingredients are finely chopped, or the salsa is your desired consistency. Taste and add more more seasonings if needed.
Transfer to a bowl or jar and refrigerate until ready to use or up to 5 days. The salsa tastes best after a few hours in the fridge, so the flavors have time to meld.

Video

Notes

Use the freshest ingredients possible. It makes a huge difference in the flavor of this homemade salsa to use the best tomatoes; ripe tomatoes have much more flavor. You will know the tomatoes are ripe when they are a deep red color and are heavy for their size.
Add more heat. If you go for the extra spicy salsa at Mexican restaurants, up the heat in this recipe by adding one 4-ounce can of green chiles or ½-1 teaspoon of spicy chili powder. You can also substitute the jalapeños for the chilis or chili powder if you don’t have peppers on hand.
Adjust the texture to your taste. If you prefer a smoother salsa, pulse the ingredients in the food processor a few additional times, reserving enough of the texture so that it is still dippable! For a chunky salsa texture, pulse the food processor just a few times until it reaches your desired consistency.
Chill before serving. Allow the salsa to chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes or up to a few hours if you have the time before eating. This gives the flavors time to infuse. For this reason, it’s even better to enjoy the next day!

Nutrition

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