Easy Salsa Recipe

The Best Homemade Salsa Recipe! This homemade restaurant-style Salsa is one of my most frequently made recipes! It’s perfect served with tortilla chips or as a topping over your favorite Mexican food, like tacos, burritos, taquitos and so forth. The best party food around and a must-have snack!

Fact: the best salsa is made with fresh tomatoes. Okay, that’s just my opinion, but in the past I thought I could go the route of using all canned tomatoes, but using fresh tomatoes makes a world of difference! Fresh tomatoes make the best salsa, especially when you use nicely ripened in season tomatoes.

This is hands down my favorite salsa recipe, and I don’t know that I’ll ever need another one. It just has the perfect ratio and blend of everything.

It’s not too oniony or garlicy, nor too spicy for my kids, it doesn’t tasting like it came from a can and it has the perfect brightness with the fresh lime. Then it has a classic Mexican flavor with the cilantro and hint of chili powder and cumin.

The sugar I’d say is only needed if you are using store-bought tomatoes. If you grow your own or buy them at the farmers market, the quality is a bit better and they’re a bit sweeter so the sugar isn’t needed.

What to go all out? Try this with homemade tortilla chips, fried or baked. Everyone will be totally impressed! I don’t make them often, but when I do it makes the fresh salsa that much better.

This salsa should last for up to a week if stored in a sealed container in the fridge.

I love this salsa with canned plain tomatoes, canned tomatoes with green chilies, or canned fire roasted tomatoes. All work great, just use what you have.

Quick and Easy Salsa

Skip the store-bought jar and make this salsa from scratch instead. This takes less than 15 minutes to make, is adaptable to your desired spice level, and lasts a week in the fridge. For recipe variations, see our article above. Fresh and canned tomatoes work in this recipe. When using canned tomatoes, we love using fire-roasted tomatoes, which add a bit of smokiness to the salsa.

Prep: 15min

Total: 15min

Yield: Makes approximately 3 cups

Serving Size: about 1/4 cup

Nutrition Facts: servingSize about 1/4 cup, calories 20, Fat 0.2g, Saturated Fat 0g, Cholesterol 0mg, Sodium 102.2mg, Carbohydrate 4.4g, Fiber 1.2g, Sugar 2.6g, Protein 0.9g

Ingredients:

• 2 (15-ounce) cans fire roasted tomatoes or use 4 cups chopped fresh tomatoes (1 3/4 pounds)
• 1/3 cup chopped white or sweet onion (half medium onion)
• 2 medium cloves garlic (2 teaspoons minced)
• 1 to 2 medium jalapeño or serrano peppers, with stems, membrane and seeds removed
• 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 to 2 medium limes
• 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt, plus more to taste

Instruction:

1. Place tomatoes into a colander set over a large bowl and allow to drain. Save drained juice to add back to salsa if it is too thick or save to add to soups or other dishes.
2. Add chopped onion to a medium bowl and cover with cold water. Set aside for 10 minutes, drain, and then rinse.
3. Add garlic to a blender or bowl of a food processor and pulse until chopped small. Scrape the sides, and then add the drained tomatoes, drained and rinsed onions, peppers, cilantro, 1/4 teaspoon of salt, and the juice of half a lime. Pulse until your desired texture. Taste, and then season with additional salt or lime juice. (We typically add 3/4 teaspoon of salt).
4. This salsa improves with time so if you have the option, set it aside in the refrigerator for 30 minutes or more before serving. Store in the refrigerator up to a week.

Homemade Salsa

A super easy, super fresh, super delicious salsa. You’ll never need another salsa recipe again! This has been my go-to recipe for years, it’s definitely a family favorite. We make it almost every week. It’s a staple recipe.

Prep: 5min

Total: 5min

Serving Size: 1 serving

Nutrition Facts: calories 20 kcal, Carbohydrate 4 g, Sodium 41 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 2 g, servingSize 1 serving

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 lbs ripe Roma tomatoes* ((about 5 – 6))
• 1 (14.5 oz) can petite diced tomatoes**
• 2 green onions,*** (ends trimmed, chopped into thirds)
• 1/3 cup chopped red onion ((about 1/4 of a medium))
• 1 jalapeno pepper,**** (seeded and roughly chopped)
• 1/3 cup fresh cilantro ((about a handful))
• 1 large clove garlic, (roughly chopped)
• 2 Tbsp fresh lime juice
• 1/2 tsp chili powder
• 1/4 tsp ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp granulated sugar ((optional))
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instruction:

1. Combine all ingredients in a food processor and pulse in 1 second bursts until all ingredients are finely chopped.
2. Serve with tortilla chips. Note that salsa always tastes best after it’s been refrigerated for a few hours, so if time allows let the flavors marinate together before serving.
3. Store in refrigerator up to 1 week.

Easy Restaurant Style Blender Salsa

This quick and easy blender salsa takes just 5 minutes to throw together thanks to fire-roasted canned tomatoes. It’s loaded with fresh flavors and tastes just like that smooth restaurant-style salsa from your favorite restaurant!

Prep: 5min

Total: 5min

Yield: 8

Nutrition Facts: servingSize None, calories 33 calories, Sugar 2.9 g, Sodium 211.8 mg, Fat 0.1 g, Saturated Fat 0 g, Trans Fat 0 g, Carbohydrate 7 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 0.4 g, Cholesterol 0 mg

Ingredients:

• 2 (15 oz.) cans fire-roasted diced tomatoes
• 1/2 red onion, roughly chopped
• 3-4 cloves smashed garlic
• 1 jalapeno, ribs and seeds removed
• 1 cup fresh cilantro leaves
• juice of 2 limes
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• pinch cayenne pepper
• a couple large pinches Kosher salt
• large pinch fresh cracked pepper

Instruction:

1. Add all ingredients to a high-speed blender or food processor.
2. Blend for about a minute until everything is well minced and combined.
3. Serve with your favorite tortilla chips!

The Best Homemade Salsa Recipe

How To Make Delicious Salsa: Secrets of making the Best Homemade Salsa Recipe! This restaurant style salsa recipe is loaded with flavor, has an amazing texture, and a secret ingredient.

Prep: 5min

Total: 5min

Yield: 20

Serving Size: 0.25 cup

Nutrition Facts: servingSize 0.25 cup, calories 19 kcal, Carbohydrate 4 g, Sodium 230 mg, Sugar 2 g

Ingredients:

• 4 ripe tomatoes, (cored and quartered)
• 1 red onion, (peeled and quartered)
• 3 garlic cloves, (peeled)
• 3 jalapenos, (stemmed and seeded (you can substitute 1-2 habanero or serrano peppers.))
• 1/3 cup fresh cilantro
• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 2-3 teaspoons ground cumin
• 2-3 teaspoons sugar ((optional))
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 15 ounces crushed San Marzano tomatoes ((1 can))
• 4.5 ounces diced green chiles, (mild, medium, or hot (1 can))

Instruction:

1. Place the fresh tomatoes, onion, garlic, peppers, cilantro, lime juice, 2 teaspoons cumin, 2 teaspoons sugar (if using), and salt in a food processor. Pulse until the contents are fine and well blended.
2. Pour in the crushed tomatoes and green chiles. Puree until mostly smooth. Taste, then add more cumin and sugar if desired. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Quick and Easy Salsa Recipe – Homemade Salsa From Scratch