HOMEMADE SALSA (RESTAURANT STYLE)

By peridot728

This simple homemade salsa recipe requires only about 5 minutes to prep and will keep in the fridge for about 10 days.

Ingredients

• 1 28 oz can whole tomatoes with juice *see note
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro chopped
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1 clove minced garlic
• 1 jalapeño chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 lime juiced

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 5mins
Cooking time 5mins

Preparation

Step 1

Add all ingredients to a food processor (remove 1/2 cup juice from the tomatoes if desired). Pulse 4-6 times to get desired consistency.
Refrigerate 1 hour before serving.

*RECIPE NOTES:
For a thicker salsa, remove 1/2 cup of the juice from the canned tomatoes before combining ingredients. Diced tomatoes do work in this recipe too.

TIPS FOR PERFECT HOMEMADE SALSA
Salsa is SO easy to make at home. Here are a few of my favorite tips to make this recipe perfectly delicious!

USE PULSE : I make this in my blender but you can also make this with a food processor if you prefer, just simply pulse to reach desired consistency. It only take sa few seconds and you don’t want to make it too runny!

FOR THICKER SALSA: If you’d like your salsa to be a little bit thicker, remove some of the juice from your canned tomatoes and set it aside. You can always add a little bit back in if you’d like.

TO ADJUST THE SPICE LEVEL: The seeds/membranes in the jalapenos holds the heat. For a milder salsa, remove all of the seeds and membranes, for a spicy salsa, leave them in! Replace with green chiles for a milder flavor.

ALLOW FLAVORS TO BLEND: Once combined, this salsa is best if the flavors have time to blend. Place in an airtight container or cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.