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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!
Love this salsa! My daughter will make this, its really easy and taste great!
We absolutely LOVE this salsa and it’s always a huge hit everywhere we take it. I give it a 10!!
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Best Salsa ever. I make it for all my parties and everyone loves it! Can’t tell you how many times I’ve given the recipe out! The best part is it’s so simple and I love doing it all together in the food processor. I have a bunch of Roma’s from my garden so I’m going to try and freeze some.
Oh thank you!! I’m so glad you love the recipe and I’m sure it is even that much better using fresh garden tomatoes. YUM!!
We LOVE this recipe – we practically drink it.
Yay! I love that haha! So glad you enjoy the salsa.
Could you pressure can or water bath this salsa?
I wouldn’t recommend it with this recipe. This one is best stored in the fridge for a week or in the freezer for 2-4 months.
I just made your salsa with a few moderations and wow it is perfect. I do not like green peppers or jalapeno peppers. I have a hot sauce that is made in Asheville, NC called Pure Fire that I used to spice the salsa up a bit. I made it in our new Ninja Pro food processor.
Thank you
I’m so glad to hear you like the salsa. That hot sauce sounds awesome! I like a little kick to my food too. Thanks for sharing!
This salsa is so simple to make and so delicious!!
Yay! So glad you enjoy it!
Can you give me a ball park time frame for how long a jar of salsa will last, refrigerated, I assume. Thanks!
It should last in the fridge for about 1 week. Hope this helps!
We absolutely love this salsa at our house. It’s so easy to make and delicious. I think my kids would love to have this in our fridge all of the time but it just disappears so dang fast!
Mine too! I am so happy it’s a hit! Thank you!
Best salsa ever!!