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This is such an EASY homemade salsa recipe. It tastes just like restaurant salsa and goes perfectly with tortilla chips, tacos, and more!
No Mexican entree is complete without a complementary salsa or dip, but we of course love to serve it with fresh Homemade Tortilla Chips, Tacos and Burritos.
Who Doesn’t Love Salsa?!
Who doesn’t love salsa? We love them all – red, Salsa Verde, Strawberry Salsa, or Peach Salsa, to name a few!
Here’s why we love this specific homemade salsa recipe:
- Easy. Quick prep time, made in minutes and very simple (just dump and blend).
- Versatile. It goes with EVERYTHING (Quesadillas, Chimichangas, etc)!
- Flavor. It tastes like it came straight from an authentic restaurant – SO tasty!
Ingredients
- canned tomatoes (diced)
- can of Ro-Tel – Substitute it with ½ can of diced tomatoes, plus a 4-ounce can of green chiles.
- fresh tomatoes (Roma) – Or add another can of Rotel (drained).
- onion powder – Or use ½ small onion, roughly chopped.
- fresh cilantro
- can diced green chilies
- diced jalapeño – For less spice remove the seeds and the white pith from inside the jalapeno.
- minced garlic
- sugar – Or use 1 teaspoon of honey.
- garlic salt with parsley flakes – and pepper, if desired
- ground cumin
- lime juice – Bottled or fresh lime juice, or lemon juice.
How to Make Salsa
- BLEND. Combine all ingredients in a blender or food processor and pulse until blended to the desired consistency (large chunks or minimal chunks).
- SEASON. Add more salt or lime juice to taste, if needed.
Thicken Your Salsa
To thicken thin or watery salsa, let it sit in a bowl and allow the liquid to build then drain it through a mesh sieve.
Store + Freeze
- STORE – This can be refrigerated for in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
- If the color starts to darken, a smell starts to omit or fungus forms, then the salsa is no longer good.
- FREEZE. This best homemade salsa recipe can be frozen for 2-4 months. Here are a few tips:
- To prevent discoloration, add a bit of lemon or lime juice to the salsa.
- Store it in an airtight container in smaller serving sizes.
- Do not freeze chunky salsa. Pureed salsa freezes best.
Serving Suggestions
This Mexican salsa recipe isn’t just good for chips, try:
For More Salsa:
Salsa Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes drained
- 1 (10-ounce) can original Rotel drained
- 2-3 Roma tomatoes seeded, if desired
- ½ white onion or 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 medium handful fresh cilantro
- 1 (4-ounce) can diced green chiles optional
- 1-2 tablespoons diced jalapeño
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt with parsley flakes
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and pulse until blended to the consistency you desire.
- Add more salt or lime juice to taste, if needed.
Video
Notes
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If the color starts to darken, a smell starts to omit or fungus forms, then the salsa is no longer good.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Homemade Salsa Gift
In case you want to give a jar of homemade salsa as a gift, I decided to make some free printable tags. Make it a gift to give at any time of the year, or share at Christmas. There are tags for either occasion:
Simply download the tag you want.
To Save & Print Salsa Tags
To save, CLICK on the tag you like. Then, RIGHT-CLICK and SAVE. Open it in a program like WORD, RE-SIZE, PRINT, cut out, and attach.
download Your Salsa Tags Printable Now
Fill out the form and the FREE printable will be sent to your email.
We also made tags for our Salsa Verde so be sure to check that out too!
This salsa was so easy to make & incredibly good!! It tastes just as good or even better than the ones at the restaurant!! I have given this as gifts too!! It is the best!
TherEs not an easier salsa than this recipe. Everything goes in the blender and its ready to go. Its miLd and very taSty. Have your chips ready!
How much does this make? We would like to can it. Thanks for your time!
It makes between a pint & quart 🙂 It is so tasty! Hope you like it!
Roman tomatoes are the same as Roma, correct?
Oops..sorry, it should say Roma 🙂 I will fix that!
Hey Kristyn, Its really delicious and yummy!!!
I have tried this Salsa last night in my kitchen and it was superb. My family like it so much. Thanks very much for the recipe and please tell me can I keep it for 1 week??
Thanks again.
Yay!! I am so glad you like it!! Yes, it will keep for a week. I would keep it in a tupperware with a lid or a jar with a lid.
How many fresh tomatoes would you use for this recipe? I have a bag of fresh garden Roma tomatoes. For the jar, do you have to seal it like you do when you can? Just curious. New at this
You would need just a few larger ones, if you like more, you could add more. Just depends on you 🙂
Interesting recipe. I’ll have to try this sometime. Does it taste as good as salsa bought from the store?
Oh, so much better!! I hope you will! Let me know what you think 🙂
Pls what is’Rotel’? I don’t live in the USA so I have no idea what it is & have never heard of it before.
Rotel is diced tomatoes with zesty green chiles. It adds great flavor!! Here is a link if you’d like to check it out..http://www.ro-tel.com/ You can find it with canned tomatoes in the grocery store. Hope that helps!!
Making this for sure! Also, how many jars will this make for me? Thanks!
Depends on the size of jar, but for this size it fills just under 2. 😉
how long will the salsa keep?
Unfortunately, I’m not really sure. We’ve never had it last longer than a week. Sorry! :/
What a delicious gift idea! I love how pretty it looks all bottled up with the tags! Love how easy this salsa is to whip up too!