My salsa recipe has evolved over years of trial and error, but now I have one I am finally happy with and it really is delightful. It’s so good I can happily spend the night watching films with just a bowl of this and some tortilla chips!
Don’t be scared to tweak it to your liking, I find sometimes I need to add more jalepenos than others.
There are two ingredients that I feel must be used to make this perfect, the first being the tinned tomatoes. It is so, so important to use very good quality tomatoes. They form the base of the salsa and if you use a cheap version, your salsa will taste bland and watery.
The ones I use every time are the Mutti Polpa, finely chopped tomatoes. I really don’t think they can beat.
The other is tinned green chillies. Do not try to use fresh as they give the wrong texture. These are fire roasted before being chopped and this really adds to the depth of flavour. I haven’t been able to find them in a UK supermarket, but they are easy enough to buy online.
I believe the mix of fresh and tinned ingredients, combine to form the perfect salsa
When it comes to making it, it’s just so simple. Just add ripe tomatoes (I use plum or cherry tomatoes, as the larger tomatoes tend to have to much water content), red onion, garlic, coriander, lime juice, ground cumin, sugar and salt to your food processor. Then pulse the processor until you end up with the texture you want. As you can see from the photo, I like the pieces fairly small. I think this helps the flavours of all the different ingredients combine together and give a much more balanced taste. It is however personal choice if you like a more chunky variety.
Salsa
A good salsa is a wonderful thing, stop buying ready made, this is a thousand times better, you will not regret making it!
15
servings22
kcal15
minutesIngredients
- Stage 1
280 g 5/8 lb Ripe Tomatoes
190 g 190 Red Onion, Peeled and cut into chunks. (190g is approx 1 onion)
3 3 Garlic cloves, Peeled
3 tsp 3 tsp Ground Cumin
1.5 tsp 1 1/2 tsp Salt
2 tsp 2 tsp Sugar
3 tbps 3 tbps Lime juice
1.5 tbps 1 tbps Siracha
20 g 1/2 cup Corriander, with stalks
- Stage 2
400 g 14 oz Mutti Polpa finely chopped tomatoes (note 2)
198 g 7 oz Tin of diced green chillis, (note 3)
Directions
- Put all the ingredients listed in stage 1 in food proccessor
- Pulse until desired texture is achieved
- Pour into bowl and add the stage 2 items (Chopped tomatoes and green chillis)
- Give it a good mix and serve!
Equipment
- Food processor
Notes
- This is optional, but I find it perks up the flavour and a little extra heat.
- These are more expensive, but do not skimp on this, they make a massive difference to the final product.
- These can be bought off Amazon and various online retailers, I have not managed to find them in shops in the UK yet.
