Description
Fast, fresh, and packed with bold flavor, this Best Salsa Recipe comes together in just 5 minutes using fire-roasted tomatoes, jalapeño, cilantro, lime, onion, and garlic. The result is an easy restaurant-style salsa that is bright, tangy, mildly smoky, spicy, and perfectly saucy with a little chunkiness.
Ingredients
2 cloves garlic
1/2 yellow onion, roughly chopped
1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and roughly chopped
2 (14-ounce) cans fire-roasted diced tomatoes, drained
1 (4-ounce) can green chilies, undrained
1/2 cup fresh cilantro, about 1/2 bunch
Juice of 1/2 lime, about 2 tablespoons
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
1. Process the onion, garlic, and jalapeño first in a food processor until finely chopped.
2. Add the drained fire-roasted tomatoes, undrained green chilies, cilantro, lime juice, and kosher salt.
3. Pulse in short, roughly 1-second bursts until the salsa looks blended but still slightly chunky.
4. Taste the salsa and add more salt or lime juice as needed.
5. Serve immediately or transfer to a sealed container and refrigerate.
Notes
A food processor creates a smooth yet slightly chunky restaurant-style consistency. You can also use a blender, but pulse briefly and scrape down the sides as needed.
For more heat, keep some jalapeño seeds or substitute a serrano pepper. For less heat, remove all the seeds or use only half a jalapeño.
Regular canned tomatoes can replace fire-roasted tomatoes, although fire-roasted tomatoes add more smoky flavor.
If you use fresh tomatoes, roast them first for deeper flavor and a similar texture.
Add an optional 1/2 tablespoon honey if you want to balance strong tomato acidity.
Chill the salsa for at least 1 hour if you want the flavors to meld more fully.
Store the salsa in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 5 to 7 days.
You can freeze the salsa for up to 1 month. Freezing may slightly dull the fresh flavor.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Lunch
- Method: Food Processor
Nutrition
- Serving Size: About 1/2 cup
- Calories: 33
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 346 mg
- Fat: 0.03 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.01 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.02 g
- Carbohydrates: 7 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 1 g