Restaurant-Style Salsa. Easy Tomato Jalapeño Salsa
Easy restaurant-style salsa in minutes!
Servings 4 Cups
Ingredients
- 1 large cans 28 oz. of Hunt’s whole tomatoes
- 1/2 cup of “La Costena” pickled jalapenos sliced, plus 1/4 cup of the brine from jalapeños (The brine from the jalapeños is the key to this tasty and easy salsa recipe)
- 1/2-3/4 cup of sauteed or grilled white onions diced fine
- Juice of 1 large lime or 3 key limes, I do prefer the flavor of key limes
- 2 cloves of fresh garlic or 1 tsp. of granulated garlic
- 1/2 tsp of pepper
- salt to taste
- medium handful of cilantro
Instructions
- Combine all of the ingredients in the blender, minus the cilantro. Pulse to blend until desired consistency. Add the cilantro and pulse a few more times. Taste for salt. The flavors will improve in a day!
Notes
Tips~ The original version Salsa #1, I prepared had 2 teaspoons of onion powder. For the contest I entered we sautéed onions and added them. It was tasty! The salsa will taste better the next day.
Fresh Salsa #2
6 roma tomatoes
1 c onion
3 large fresh jalapeños
8 0z tomato sauce
3 small pickled jalapeños
1/2 c brine from pickled jalapeños
juice of 2 limes
Cilantro, to taste
Salt, to taste
Grilled Salsa #3
Ingredients were previously grilled
7 small-medium vine ripe tomatoes or Roma tomatoes
4-6 serrano peppers
1 small onion
4 cloves of garlic
3 pickled jalapeños 1/3 c brine from pickled jalapeños
Some of the pickled carrots, optional
1/2 c cold water
Cilantro, to taste
Salt, to taste
3 green onions