Easy Fresh Garden Salsa Recipe
This garden-fresh homemade salsa is a welcome summer snack especially when you have an abundance of homegrown tomatoes, jalapenos, and garlic. Easy and super fast to put together with just five summer fresh ingredients..
Ingredients
- 3 cups fresh tomatoes rough chopped
- 1/2 yellow onion rough chopped
- 1.5 medium jalapeno rough chopped
- handful of cilantro
- 3-4 garlic cloves peeled and rough chopped
- 1.5 tbsp chili powder or more to taste
- 2 tsp cumin or more to taste
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp salt or more to taste prefer sea salt but regular is good
Instructions
- STEP 1: Cut out the stem area of the tomatoes. Quarter to tomatoes or eighths, depending on how large the tomatoes are. Drain the cut tomatoes in a colander letting the extra liquid run out. Deseed peppers if you prefer milder salsa. Rough chop peppers, onions, garlic, and cilantro.3 cups fresh tomatoes, 1/2 yellow onion, 1.5 medium jalapeno, handful of cilantro, 3-4 garlic cloves
- STEP 2: Place the cut veggies in the food processor or blender.
- STEP 3: Mix the seasonings together in a small bowl. Sprinkle on top of the veggies in the processor.1.5 tbsp chili powder, 2 tsp cumin, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp onion powder, 1 tbsp salt or more to taste
- STEP 4: Pulse process at first then blend until you reach your desired consistency. Transfer to a large bowl.
- STEP 5: For the best flavor let salsa set in the refrigerator covered for a couple of hours. This allows all the tasty flavors to meld.
Notes
- It doesn't matter what kind of tomatoes you use. A lot of recipes call for Roma tomatoes...well you don't get a lot of juice with those and salsa needs good, fresh tomato juice.
- The amount of salt and all other spices depends on the number of tomatoes you use. The juice just sucks up the salt and the spices... taste teste often!
- If you want a more chunky salsa bypass the food processor and cut up all the veggies to the desired size and place in a bowl.
- The amount of jalapenos, garlic, and cilantro is entirely up to your taste buds. I was making this salsa recipe for guests so I went mild on the spice/ heat level. Set out some extra Tobasco sauce for the fire lovers!
- For hotter and spicier salsa use 2 jalapenos with seeds, a little more chili powder, and 1 or 2 extra teaspoons salt.
- Refrigerate this for at least an hour...24 hours is optimal for ultimate flavor melding!
Nutrition
Calories: 25kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 0.4gFat: 0.3gSaturated Fat: 0.04gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gSodium: 21mgPotassium: 48mgFiber: 1gSugar: 0.4gVitamin A: 361IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 12mgIron: 1mg
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