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Homemade Salsa is the best kind of salsa! With vine-ripened tomatoes, fresh cilantro, onions, and lime, you can’t beat the natural flavors.
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Looking for a simple and delicious salsa recipe to make the most of your garden tomatoes? Look no further! This fresh tomato salsa is a fantastic way to showcase the vibrant flavors of ripe tomatoes. With just a handful of ingredients and a little bit of chopping, you’ll have a bowl of homemade salsa that’s perfect for dipping, topping, or enjoying as a side.
Why Fresh Tomatoes?
Using fresh tomatoes in salsa takes your taste buds on a whole new level. The zing from lime juice and the tang of vinegar mix with the natural sweetness and earthiness of recently picked tomatoes, creates a salsa that beats the pre-made stuff any day. Plus, these tomatoes are packed with good stuff like vitamins and antioxidants, thanks to that vibrant red color. They not only make your salsa taste amazing but also look fantastic. And it’s the perfect way to use up those home-grown garden tomatoes! So, next time you’re making salsa, go for the real deal – ripe garden tomatoes will make your salsa game strong.
Ingredients in Homemade Salsa
This easy salsa recipe can make several jars of yummy salsa. With just a few ingredients, especially fresh tomatoes (skip the canned tomatoes for this recipe) you can have perfect salsa in just minutes. Here’s all you need:
- Garden tomatoes – peeled and finely diced
- Cilantro – finely chop half a bunch
- Fresh lime juice – use a fresh lime or a couple of capfuls of lime juice from a bottle
- Green onion – diced
- Diced jalapeño – optional and to taste
- Red wine vinegar
- Salt and pepper – to taste
- Other seasonings (optional) – minced garlic, cumin, paprika, chili powder, and diced green chiles
Recipes to Make with Fresh Tomato Salsa
This delicious restaurant style salsa isn’t just for chip dipping. You can make dozens of dinners and yummy recipes by adding this homemade salsa. Cheese nachos, tacos, burritos, quesadillas, they all taste better when using this best homemade salsa recipe. Try it in some of these meals:
- Mexican Lasagna
- Easy Chicken Tacos
- Honey-Lime Chicken Enchiladas
- 10-Minute Spicy Shrimp Tacos
- The Best Breakfast Burrito
- Easy Chicken Flautas
- Shredded Beef Taquitos
- Enchiladas with Homemade Enchilada Sauce
- Cafe Rio Sweet Pork Salad Copycat
- Chicken Enchiladas
Tips for this Easy Homemade Salsa Recipe
I remember my first time making homemade salsa, I put all the ingredients in the blender and I didn’t use the pulse button, I just turned it on, and before I knew it I basically had pink liquid! The consistency was too runny and I had blended out all the texture of those gorgeous tomatoes.
- Be very careful to only pulse a few times. If you are worried about it getting too liquid, just use a knife to finely dice.
- Leave the green onions out until the end, they get too stringy in the blender. Just finely dice them and then stir them in at the end.
- If you like a chunkier salsa, you can leave a portion of the diced tomatoes out of the blender or food processor and stir them in at the end with the green onion.
- One final tip is that fresh ingredients make the best salsa, so, the fresher the better!
Frequently Asked Questions
Your homemade salsa will last 4-6 days in the fridge in an airtight container.
For a basic homemade salsa recipe all you need are fresh tomatoes, onions, cilantro, chilies, and some seasonings. So easy!
You’ll get that same flavor and texture of restaurant style salsa if you use this recipe. Restaurants use fresh and natural ingredients. The combination of ripe tomatoes, onions and cilantro brings out the authentic flavors of restaurant style salsa.
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How to Make Homemade Salsa with Fresh Tomatoes
Homemade Salsa
Equipment
Ingredients
- 8 garden tomatoes peeled and diced
- 1/2 bunch cilantro
- 1 lime juiced
- 1 green onion diced
- 1-2 tablespoons diced jalapenos (Optional and to taste, this will add heat to the salsa. You can use fresh or canned)
- 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients EXCEPT for the green onion in a food processor. Pulse the food processor a few times until everything looks diced, but not completely blended.
- Pour salsa into a medium-sized bowl and stir in the onion. Cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours or overnight to let flavors meld together.
- Serve with tortilla chips or with your favorite Mexican dishes!
Notes
- When blending, make sure to leave the green onions out until the end, they get too stringy in the blender. Just finely dice them and then stir them in at the end.
- If you like a chunkier salsa, you can leave a portion of the diced tomatoes out of the blender or food processor and stir them in at the end with the green onion.
- Eat this fresh salsa the way nature intended…with chips and some homemade guacamole. Enjoy!
We loved this fresh salsa! I can’t wait to make it again!
Yes! This is the best way to use up fresh tomatoes! Love how simple it is!
Homemade salsa is just the best!! This has the perfect amount of spice & yummy flavor!
How big a can of jalapenos? I am adjusting the recipe for fresh ingredients but can’t with out ounces.
It’s a really small can. I would do about a Tbsp of fresh chopped jalapeños.
What about someone, me, who can’t handle cilantro? Ground coriander?
You could try mint or basil! If you don’t want as strong of a flavor you could also try parsley.