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Restaurant Salsa Recipe

Authentic Mexican restaurant salsa prepared with fresh plum tomatoes, white onion, cilantro, and serrano peppers just like they make in Mexico. It's simple, fresh-tasting, and easy to make.

Prep 10m
Cook 15m
Total 25m
Yield 4 servings
Source: mexicanfoodjournal.com by Douglas Cullen

🥄 Ingredients

  • 1 pound plum (Roma tomatoes)
  • 1 half medium white onion
  • 2 serrano chiles (or small jalapeños)
  • 1 clove garlic (optional)
  • 8 sprigs cilantro (fresh)
  • 2 tbsp. cooking oil
  • 1 tsp. salt

👨‍🍳 Instructions

  1. Remove the seeds and veins from the chiles (Leave them in if you want a hotter salsa)

  2. Roughly chop the tomatoes, onion, chiles, and cilantro

  3. Add the chopped vegetables to your blender (Do not add extra water unless needed and then add a couple of tablespoons at a time)

  4. Add ½ teaspoon salt

  5. Blend the salsa until it has a coarse texture

  6. Preheat 2 tablespoons of oil in a pan

  7. Pour the blended salsa in the hot oil

  8. Bring to a boil and then reduce the heat to low

  9. Simmer for 15 minutes

  10. Adjust the salt

📊 Nutrition (per serving)

60 kcal Calories
5 g Carbs
1 g Protein
5 g Fat

Nutritional values are estimates from the original source.