Name: Fresh Tomato Salsa Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 6 tomato, ripe and juice; 2 jalapeneo or green chili, deseeded and fine chopped; 1 onion, finely chopped; 4 garlic cloves; 1/4 Cup flat parsley, roughly chopped; 2 tablespoon lemon juice; 1 1/4 teaspoon salt or to taste; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper powder; 1/4 teaspoon granulated white sugar; 30 ml extra virgin olive oil; 1 tablespoon cilantro, finely chopped

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This tomato salsa recipe will give you the best restaurant-style salsa bursting with fresh flavours. It is a perfect dip for the Mexican night.

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Ingredients You’ll Need
Basics Of Salsa
Serving Suggestion
Fresh Tomato Salsa Recipe

Often while planning a party night, one is left wondering about snack recipes that would involve:
a. Minimum effort
b. Maximum taste

This Mexican-style tomato salsa recipe will have you thanking your lucky stars. First, it is ready in just 20 minutes, requires no cooking, and is a refreshing summer dip.

Try out this fun and easy salsa recipe for your next Mexican night – we promise there will be no disappointments! One can indulge in seconds and thirds with no guilt whatsoever.

Recipe Highlights:

vegan and vegetarian
gluten and nut-free
requires no cooking
tastes damn delicious
a quick one-pot dip recipe

Ingredients You’ll Need

The star of this salsa recipe is – tomatoes! South Americans and Mexicans love to use the local variety of tomatoes to make finger-licking-good salsa, salad or pasta. The San Marzano, Roma Tomato, or canned crushed tomatoes are perfect for making restaurant-style salsa at home.
The rounder, ripe, fleshy, and slightly sweet tomatoes are perfect for making salsa.
Green Chili: The authentic tomato salsa recipe requires Jalapeno peppers. Suppose you can get them nothing like it or use any medium to hot green chilli. Discard the seeds and white pith to make the salsa less spicy.
Other Essential Ingredients: Onion, Cilantro, Parsley, Garlic, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Salt, Pepper, Sugar, Lemon Juice

Substitutes: It is hard to get authentic Mexican ingredients everywhere. Hence, a few substitutes for ingredients will help you make a delicious tomato salsa at home.

Fresh Tomato -> Diced or Crushed Canned Tomato
White Onion -> Use red onion or spring onion bulb
Cilantro -> Parsley, Coriander, Basil

Basics Of Salsa

Salsa is a savoury sauce made using a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables such as tomatoes, bell peppers, chillies, mango, and herbs. The main ingredients are finely chopped, crushed, or mashed.

Don’t puree it. A little texture adds to the flavour.
The seasonings help the ingredients secrete their natural juices, making the salsa juicy and saucy.
A combination of crushed and finely chopped tomatoes works like magic.

The golden rule of tomato salsa is to chill it for at least an hour before serving to allow the flavours to mature and for tomatoes to release their juices.

My SECRET TIP: Pulse all the ingredients in a food processor. Once done, add finely chopped onion, cilantro, and tomato. Mix!

Serving Suggestion

Fresh homemade salsa is a multi-purpose condiment that can be used in a variety of ways. Serve salsa with nachos, tacos, burritos, or BBQ, either way, it simply tastes delicious.

Quesadillas
serve on loaded nachos
tuck inside tacos/burritos
Mexican Burrito Bowls
on a lazy day, serve it with nachos, chips, or crackers

Store the leftover salsa in an airtight container in the refrigerator for one week. DO NOT leave it at room temperature for more than 2 hours as tomatoes go rancid quickly, especially in a tropical climate.