Restaurant-Style Salsa

Restaurant-Style Salsa

Prep

10 min

Chill

30 min

Cook

0 min

Total

40 min

Servings

8

Difficulty

Easy

Ingredients

• 1 (28-oz) can whole tomatoes, drained
• 1 small Roma tomato, quartered
• 1/2 small white onion, chopped
• 1 jalapeño, seeded and chopped
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro
• 2 tbsp lime juice
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• Tortilla chips, for serving

Instructions

1. Add the onion, jalapeño, garlic and cilantro to a blender or food processor and pulse until finely chopped.
2. Add the canned tomatoes, fresh tomato, lime juice, salt, cumin and sugar.
3. Pulse 8 to 10 times, until the salsa is as chunky or smooth as you like.
4. Taste and adjust the salt, lime or heat.
5. Chill at least 30 minutes so the flavors blend, then serve with tortilla chips.

Why this recipe works

Canned tomatoes give the smooth, consistent texture of restaurant salsa, while a fresh tomato adds brightness. Pulsing instead of blending keeps it from turning watery.

Tips, substitutions & storage

• Swap: Use 2 cups chopped fresh ripe tomatoes instead of canned in summer.
• Swap: Swap the jalapeño for a serrano for more heat.
• Pulse rather than blend continuously to avoid a watery salsa.
• Leave some jalapeño seeds in for more heat.
• Keeps 5 days in a covered jar in the fridge.

Nutrition (estimated, per serving)

Calories

25

Protein

1g

Carbs

5g

Fat

0g

Fiber

1g

Sugar

3g

Sodium

380mg

Nutrition information is an automatic estimate based on typical ingredients and will vary with the brands and amounts you use. It is not medical or dietary advice.