Monday, July 25, 2016

Easy Restaurant-Style Blender Salsa

Last Friday I stopped by my sister Paula's house and she had just made salsa in her blender that was delicious. The bowl of salsa she put on the table with chips was quickly gone - luckily she had more in the fridge. She sent me the recipe and I tried it yesterday. I used 2 jalapeños and 3 key limes to get the right amount of lime juice. It is so simple to make and tastes much better than any store-bought salsa. It also tastes really good with Multigrain tortilla chips. Give it a try!

Update January 2023: I made two recipes of this today. I used 1 jalapeño in each recipe and 2 limes total gave me the perfect amount of lime juice for both recipes. One recipe fills a Ball Wide Mouth 1 quart/32 ounce Glass Canning Jar with a little bit left over (the perfect amount to eat right then!). 


Easy Restaurant-Style Blender Salsa
Recipe courtesy Averie Cooks Blog

1 28-ounce can whole, peeled plum tomatoes, including juice
1 small yellow onion, peeled and roughly chopped
1 or 2 jalapeño peppers, de-stemmed and roughly chopped (remove seeds to greatly reduce heat level)
3 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped
1½ teaspoons ground cumin, or to taste
1½ teaspoons salt, or to taste (remember some brands of tomatoes and chips are much saltier than others)
¼ to 1 teaspoon granulated sugar, optional and to taste (balances the heat and tomato acidity; start with less and add more if necessary; careful not to over-sweeten)
1 or 2 handfuls cilantro leaves, discard stems
3 Tablespoons lime juice
Tortilla chips, for serving

Add all ingredients to the canister of a blender or food processor in the order listed. Pulse or blend on high power until texture is as smooth as desired.

Taste the salsa and tweak as necessary based on personal preference.

Transfer to airtight container and serve immediately with chips, or refrigerate salsa for 1 day prior to serving as the flavor improves on the second and third day. Salsa will likely keep up to 1 week airtight in the fridge.

Makes about 4 cups.





Photos from January 2023:








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