Salsa Recipe with Canned Tomatoes
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Easy to make restaurant style salsa. This mild salsa is perfect on tacos, burritos, burrito bowls, salads, nachos and as a dip.
Equipment
- food processor or blender
- bowl
Ingredients
- 28 oz can whole tomatoes including juices
- 1 small white onion chopped
- 2-3 jalapeño peppers seeded and chopped
- 3 cloves of garlic chopped
- 1½ teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon granulated sugar
- ¼ cup cilantro leaves loosely packed
- 3 tablespoon lime juice (or to taste)
Instructions
- Place whole tomatoes and their juices, onion, jalapeño, garlic, cumin, sea salt, sugar, cilantro and lime juice into a food processor or blender.
- Pulse until ingredients are chopped fine and combined.
- Refrigerate for an hour to combine flavors.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Recipe Notes:
- Make sure you don’t buy whole tomatoes with spices added to them. Some canned tomatoes have basil added.
- For spicier salsa, substitute serrano chili peppers or even habanero chili peppers for the jalapeños.
- Omit the sugar, if desired.
- Serve with chips and guacamole.
- Serve on carnitas tacos, chipotle chicken tacos, fish tacos, burrito bowls or in 7 layer dip
Nutrition
Calories: 77kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1158mg | Potassium: 629mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 521IU | Vitamin C: 44mg | Calcium: 110mg | Iron: 3mg