Tomato salsa recipes! I didn’t realize how many I had until I decided to put this blog post together! Wow! Those of you that have been following me for a while know how much I enjoy preparing salsa recipes. Almost as much as I enjoy eating them! The first of the tomato salsa recipe is one of the first cooked salsa recipes I learned to prepare as a teen. I have experimented with that basic recipe hundreds of times over the years. But truly the best way is keeping it simple like the recipe I share with you below. Keep scrolling and check out the big list of tomato salsa recipes!
The recipes range from traditional Mexican to Tex Mex. Some more spicy than others. Some chunky and some creamy and bright orange in color!
The first recipe can be found on the table of most Mexican homes where traditional recipes are cooked daily. When I visited my Tia Minerva, Mom’s younger sister, in Monterrey, Mexico, she prepared this basic tomato salsa almost twice a week. Everyday is was placed on the table for la comida(late lunch) and la cena(dinner).
Salsa de Mesa. Table Salsa
Ingredients
- 4 large roma tomatoes
- 2 serranos
- 1/4 section white onion
- 1 large clove of garlic
Instructions
- Cover with water and bring up to a boil at medium heat. Reduce heat and continue cooking for 10-12 minutes or until skins from tomatoes begin to pull away.
- Let all the ingredients cool a bit before removing the skins from tomatoes.
- Transfer all the ingredients to the blender, including all the juices left on the plate from the tomatoes. Add 1/4-1/3 cup of water that the tomatoes cooked in. Season with salt to taste. Blend until smooth.
- Depending on how you like your salsa, you can blend on high until very smooth. Or you can pulse to blend for a more coarse finish.
- In a saucepan preheat 1 tablespoon of grapeseed oil to medium. After a few minutes pour in the blended salsa. Redice heat slightly and continue cooking the salsa for 7-10 minutes. Taste for salt. Let cool before storing in an airtight container. It will last for a few days in the refrigerator.
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Let the tomato salsa recipes begin!!
Salsa Ranchera directly below is a basic tomato salsa that can be prepared with serrano or jalapeño peppers. It’s as simple as it comes for a cooked salsa. It includes onion, garlic, salt, pepper, water and a little oil to fry the salsa. It can be left chunky or blended smooth. Some people like to add some cilantro! My version includes roasting the tomatoes ans jalapeños on a cast iron comal(griddle). It adds delicious deep flavors to the finished salsa ranchera! See the video in the note for the recipe.
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Thank you so much!!! Cannot wait to try these recipes!!
You’re welcome Denise!
I made this salsa and it was orange instead of red like your picture do you know how to prevent that?
The tomatoes, it depends on how ripe the tomatoes are. The more red, the better.
Plus, when you are blending green chiles in, it could change the color slightly.