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Bowl of salsa on a plate filled with tortilla chips and one tortilla chip dipped in salsa.

Easy Restaurant-Style Salsa

Salsa in minutes! This super easy restaurant-style salsa is zesty, fresh, and so easy to make. Serve it as a dip with tortilla chips or on tacos and nachos.
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Healthy Snacks
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: easy salsa recipefresh salsa recipehomemade salsa recipehow to make salsamexican salsa
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 2 and ½ cups
Author: Celeste

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Ingredients

  • 1 lb. grape tomatoes
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • cup fresh cilantro leaves about 6 to 8 stems
  • ½ of red onion coarsely chopped
  • ½ cup chopped green chiles
  • ½ cup sliced pickled jalapenos
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • juice of one lime
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Instructions

  • 1. Prep Fresh Veggies: Wash and sliced tomatoes, place in a bowl and set aside. Peel garlic cloves and discard the outer skin. Using a garlic press, mince the garlic into the bowl with tomatoes. If you don’t have a garlic press, slice the garlic and add to the bowl with the tomatoes. Wash 6 to 8 stems of cilantro and dry in a salad spinner or use a paper towel to pay dry. Gently pull cilantro from stem, set aside. 
  • 2. Add ingredients to the food processor: Add all ingredients to the food processor.
  • 3. Blend ingredients:  Using the pulse setting on your food processor, blend until salsa is your desired consistency. If you don’t have a food processor you can use a blender.
  • 4. Taste, Season and serve:  Using a spoon taste and add more salt as needed.
When slicing the tomatoes, it's best to use a serrated knife.

Notes

When slicing the tomatoes, it's best to use a serrated knife.
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