Have you tried making your own salsa at home? If you haven’t, you definitely should because you are missing a lot! I used to buy the canned ones at the stores, but when I tasted this Mexican restaurant-style salsa recipe by Something’s Cooking With Alpa, I never went back. The burst of flavors is just way too good.
Ingredients
- eight juicy ripe tomatoes
- one medium-sized onion
- one green chili (or half fresh jalapeno)
- two dried red chilies
- four garlic cloves
- 1/4 cup of cilantro
- 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder
- salt to taste
- juice of half a lemon
Note: you can add more chilies if you can handle the spice
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Instructions
Step 1:
Prepare the vegetables. Finely dice four tomatoes, medium-sized onion, green chili, four cloves of garlic, and cilantro. Once they are ready, add them in a large mixing bowl. Mix until well combined.
Step 2:
Season it with 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder and salt to taste. Mix until well incorporated. The salt will start to draw out the moisture from the onion and soften them.
Step 3:
Place the mixture in a refrigerator to let it cool.
Step 4:
Place a pan over heat. Add four juicy tomatoes and two red chilies. Roast them until the chilies change in color. They should be a little bit on the darker side. Once you achieved that color, remove them from the pan. Continue roasting your tomatoes and blackened them. Once they are roasted, transfer them to a bowl and let them cool for 10 minutes until they come down to room temperature.
Step 5:
Once the tomatoes are cooled, transfer the roasted tomatoes to a blender or food processor. Remove the stems from the chilies. You can also remove the seeds to reduce heat, then add them to the tomatoes. Blend until smooth.
Step 6:
Get the bowl from the refrigerator, then add the pureed tomatoes. Mix until well combined. Add the juice of the lemon and mix again.
Step 7:
Place it in the refrigerator for an hour. Serve with nacho chips. Enjoy!
Mexican Restaurant-Style Salsa Recipe
