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blue and yellow corn tortilla chips around a small white bowl of red salsa
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Restaurant-Style Salsa

This simple restaurant style salsa comes together with vibrant, fresh ingredients and a food processor for a quick and easy at-home dip!
Prep Time5 minutes
Optional Resting Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour
Course: Side Dish, Vegetable
Cuisine: American, Mexican
Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings: 5 cups
Author: Melissa Griffiths

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup cilantro more to taste
  • 1/4 onion about 1/2 cup
  • 1 clove garlic outer skin removed
  • 1 whole jalapeno halved (I take the seeds out)
  • 1 can whole tomatoes 28 ounce or 1 quart home-canned whole tomatoes, undrained
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 lime juiced
  • 1 can diced tomatoes with green chiles 10 ounce

Instructions

  • Combine cilantro, onion, garlic, and jalapeno in a food processor. Process until all of the veggies are chopped, about 30 seconds.
  • Add the whole undrained tomatoes, sugar, salt, cumin, and lime juice, and pulse a few times, until you get the salsa consistency that you like (10-15 pulses).
  • Add the diced tomatoes, and pulse one or two times to combine. Test the seasonings on a tortilla chip, and adjust accordingly.
  • The salsa is much better when it has time to sit. Let it rest for at least an hour before serving with warm tortilla chips or any other Mexican dish.
  • And if you missed it, this is amazing with homemade baked tortilla chips!

Notes

  • Control the level of heat by adjusting the amount of jalapeno, including the membranes and seeds you add.
  • Salt and lime juice at the two most common adjustments needed at the end. Don't be afraid to play with it until it's just right.
  • This salsa is especially good with my homemade baked tortilla chips.
  • Adjust the chunkiness or smoothness for decreasing or increasing how many times you pulse your food processor.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 of 5 cups | Calories: 25kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.03g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 243mg | Potassium: 200mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 239IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 1mg

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