This Homemade Salsa Recipe is made in your blender, on your table in 5 MINUTES and tastes better than your favorite restaurant or jar! This Easy Salsa recipe allows you to customize the heat, the consistency, saves beautifully, can be made ahead of time and the layers of flavor are out of this world!
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Mexican
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Total Time 5 minutesminutes
Servings 4cups
Ingredients
4clovesgarlic, peeled
1-2jalapeno or serrano chili peppers, seeded and deveined (reserve seeds)
214 oz. cansfire-roasted tomatoes(drained for thicker salsa)
2oz.mild diced green chilies(1/2 of 4 oz. can)
Instructions
Add all of the ingredients EXCEPT the tomatoes and green chilies to the blender in the order listed (reserving jalapeno seeds). Blend until evenly chopped, scraping down the sides as needed. Add tomatoes and chilies and process until desired consistency is reached. Taste and add additional, salt and pepper if desired. For more heat, add in desired amount of jalapeno seeds.
Refrigerate for up to 2 weeks. May also be frozen.
Notes
How to Customize Your Salsa
For a finer salsa, simply chop/blend more
For a thinner Salsa, add juice from the fire roasted tomato cans
For a spicier salsa, add some or all of the jalapeno seeds - stirring in a little at a time until it reaches your desired heat level.
For a more garlicky salsa, add more garlic
For more "tomato-y" use more tomatoes
There is no right or wrong with this easy salsa. I recommend trying this Homemade Salsa Recipe as written and then you can customize it for ever after until it is absolutely perfect FOR YOU!