Description
Homemade blender salsa brings Mexican flavors to your kitchen with minimal effort. Fresh ingredients combine quickly for a zesty, authentic condiment perfect for chips, tacos, or grilling.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 can (14.5 oz / 411 g) fire-roasted diced tomatoes
- 1 can (10 oz / 283 g) diced tomatoes with green chilies
- ½ small onion, roughly chopped
- 2 cloves garlic
- ½ jalapenos, seeded (for mild) or with seeds (for spicy)
- ½ cup fresh cilantro
- Juice of 1 lime
- ½ tsp cumin
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ¼ tsp sugar (optional)
Instructions
- Preparation: Assemble ripe tomatoes, onions, cilantro, jalapeños, garlic, lime juice, and salt, ensuring ingredients are at peak freshness for vibrant flavor.
- Chopping: Roughly dice tomatoes, onions, and jalapeños into uniform chunks to facilitate efficient blending and preserve textural integrity.
- Blending: Load chopped vegetables into blender, pulsing in short intervals to maintain a rustic, chunky consistency that showcases each ingredient’s unique character.
- Refinement: Blend to desired smoothness, adjusting technique for either a textured or silky salsa profile, depending on personal preference.
- Seasoning: Incorporate minced garlic, fresh cilantro, and lime juice, gently folding to distribute flavors evenly and create a harmonious taste experience.
- Flavor Balancing: Sample and calibrate the salsa’s profile by incrementally adding salt, modulating jalapeño heat, or introducing additional lime juice to achieve perfect flavor harmony.
- Resting: Transfer to a clean container and chill for 30 minutes, allowing ingredients to meld and develop a more complex, integrated taste.
- Serving: Present chilled as a versatile accompaniment to tortilla chips, tacos, or other Mexican-inspired culinary creations, celebrating the salsa’s vibrant freshness.
Notes
- Select Ripe Ingredients: Choose tomatoes, onions, and jalapeños at peak ripeness to maximize flavor depth and natural sweetness.
- Control Blending Texture: Pulse ingredients in short bursts to maintain a chunky, rustic salsa or blend longer for smoother consistency based on personal preference.
- Adjust Spice Levels: Modify jalapeño quantity or remove seeds to customize heat intensity, catering to different spice tolerances without compromising overall flavor.
- Optimize Flavor Melding: Allow salsa to rest in refrigerator for 30 minutes before serving, enabling ingredients to harmonize and develop more complex taste profile.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 35
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 170 mg
- Fat: 0.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 8 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg