Y‘all know I love all things Mexican. So why I haven’t made my own salsa before? I have no idea!! I live off salsa and avocados. It might be a problem, actually. There is this restaurant in my hometown of Enterprise, Alabama, that has the greatest salsa!!! Anytime my sisters and I go home someone will go pick up a pint {or two} of it so we can eat it all weekend. No lie. That salsa is far above anything you can find in a store. Trust me, I think I have tried every salsa out there. Finally, it hit me to make my own and I must say, this is the closest I have come to THAT salsa. Even Daniel kept saying how good it was. The good thing about it is that it gets better as it sits. The flavors blend and it is heaven on a chip! I have been taking it every day with my lunch to work. And then snacking on it when I get home. All you do is throw everything in a food processors and BAM, salsa! Plus, it’s easy to enjoy knowing all the ingredients are fresh. Did you know a lot of salsas have added sugar? Yep, but not this one, so indulge without the guilt!
Speaking of not feeling guilty, I am hooked on all things Siete!! It is a company that makes grain free tortilla and tortilla chips and they are SO good! They use almond or cassava flour. You can find them at Whole Foods. They are a little pricey, but they do go on sale! I went today and the tortillas and the chips were on sale so I racked up! Anyway, back to the salsa. Take a look….
Homemade Salsa
Equipment
- Food Processor
Ingredients
- 5 tomatoes cut into chunks
- 1/2 red onion cut into chunks
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 tsp cumin
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1/2 lime, juice
- 1/3 cup diced bell peppers I use a mix of colors
- 1/2 bundle cilantro
- 1 jalapeno seeds removed
- 1 tbsp tomato paste optional, but adds more tomato flavor
Instructions
- Throw all ingredients in a food processor & blend for about 30 seconds, or until ingredients are finely chopped.
- Season with salt & pepper to taste and add more tomato paste or lime juice, if needed, and blend.
Notes
- As long as you have all the base ingredients, you can adjust the amounts to fit your taste preferences. Add more jalapenos, cilantro, lime, etc to taste
Made 2 batches of this salsa in the last week…we are now hooked 🙂
Yay, Jeff!! I’m so glad y’all like it! I make it at least once a week too and basically put it on everything! Thank you for sharing 😊
I can’t wait to make this soon!!!
Yay!!! You’ll love it! We need to make it together 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻
do you know about how many cups this makes?
Hey Laken!! That’s a great questions and I just added it to the recipe! It makes 4-5 cups (depending on how big your tomatoes are). Every time I make it, it fills up a quart container with a little left over. Hope this helps!! And enjoy!