5 Minute Restaurant Style Salsa
Why do we buy canned salsa? Whyyy?? This easy, homemade restaurant-style salsa takes 5 minutes to throw together, and it really does taste like it’s from a restaurant. Also, scroll down to read how Eric and I have been hosting Taco Tuesdays all summer, and how you can too!
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Ingredients
- 2 tomatoes (12 ounces OR 1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes)
- 1/4 small onion (don't go crazy. You don't want dragon breath)
- 1/2 clove garlic (or 1 very small clove)
- 1/2 jalapeno (seeds and membranes discarded)
- 3 tablespoons cilantro
- 2 teaspoons lime juice (fresh! fresh!)
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/8 teaspoon sugar
- pepper (to taste, optional)
Steps
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Core the tomatoes and slice them in half. Add them to a food processor or blender.
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If you are using canned tomatoes, drain them in a colander. Or squeeze a handful at a time out over the sink. Add drained tomatoes to the blender.
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Add the onion. Smash the garlic with the side of a knife and add that too.
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Add half a jalapeno.
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Add the cilantro. I just chopped off what looked like about 3 tablespoons worth of leaves from the bunch and threw it in. You can always add more if you want.
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Add the lime juice, cumin, salt, sugar, and black pepper.
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Pulse the mixture about 1 full second at a time until blended. Stop a few times to scrape down the edges so you get everything chopped up. Don't go overboard or it will get too watery.
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Serve with chips! Juanitas are the best chips. The salsa tastes great right away, but is even better the next day, after the flavors have married. Such a great union.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Macronutrients
*DV = Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet
💰 Cost Estimate
📋 Price Breakdown (20% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Unit Price | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| tomatoes | 2 | Rp 12.000/kg | Rp 2.400 |
| onion | 0.25 small | - | - |
| garlic | 0.5 clove | - | - |
| jalapeno | 0.5 | - | - |
| cilantro | 3 tablespoons | - | - |
| lime juice | 2 teaspoons | - | - |
| cumin | 0.25 teaspoon | Rp 70.000/kg | Rp 88 |
| kosher salt | 0.5 teaspoon | - | - |
| sugar | 0.125 teaspoon | - | - |
| pepper | - | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region


















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