Nothing goes better with an ice cold beverage than chips and salsa. Make that homemade (in 15 minutes or less) and you’ve just raised the bar! This fresh and super flavorful salsa has just the right amount of heat to feel it without paying for it later. If you are afraid of the heat, NO worries. ..simply scrape the seeds from the peppers before putting them in the blender. Like it hotter? Throw in another pepper. Not a huge cilantro fan, NO worries…add a little less or omit it completely. That is what I love so much about cooking…you can fine tune anything to suit your personal taste. So crack open a cold one and get cooking! In no time you will be relaxing with the perfect happy hour trio! If you are feeling inspired, whip up a Best Ever Skinny Margarita or two!
Throw first four ingredients into a nonstick or cast iron pan set on medium
Roughly chop everything and toss into the blender with the cilantro and tomatoes.
Fresh Tomato Salsa
Ingredients
- 1 jalapeno pepper
- 1 serrano pepper
- 1/4 yellow onion in thick slices
- 4 garlic cloves skin on
- 3 medium to large Roma tomatoes rough chopped (about 2 cups)
- 1/4 cup cilantro
- 1/2 lime juiced
- 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt or to taste Don't be shy with the salt, it makes a world of difference!
Instructions
- Throw first four ingredients into a nonstick or cast iron pan set on medium. Cook for 5-10 minutes or until peppers have nice char marks. You may need to pull the onions before the peppers are done, but definitely leave the garlic until the end. Turn everything once to char evenly.
- Let peppers and garlic cool enough to cut stems from peppers and remove the skins from the garlic. Roughly chop and toss into the blender with the cilantro and tomatoes. Blend to a consistency that you like and add the lime juice and salt. Blend slowly just to combine and taste for additional salt if necessary. (I always taste it with a tortilla chip to get the flavor of the finished salsa as I will serve it)
- If chips aren't very salty, I always add a little more salt to the salsa. Pour into a serving dish and ENJOY!
