Easy Homemade Salsa Recipe
This Homemade Salsa Recipe is ready in 5 minutes and is the best restaurant-style salsa. This easy salsa is made with canned tomatoes and doesn't require any chopping/prep work because it's made in the blender!
Servings: 10 servings
Cost: $4
Ingredients
- 28 ounces diced tomatoes
- ¼ cup onion (or ½ teaspoon onion powder)
- ½ cup fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic (or 1 teaspoon garlic powder)
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar (or honey)
- 2 Tablespoons lime juice
Instructions
- Put onion, cilantro, garlic, cumin, sea salt, sugar and lime juice into the container of a Vitamix blender.
- Pulse to combine until the onion are diced well.
- Add 1 can of diced tomatoes and blend for 5-10 seconds.
- Add second can, pulse to lightly blend (if desired), or leave them chunky.
- Chill for at least 30 minutes (optional but recommended for flavors to blend together).
- Pour into a serving dish and enjoy!
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Notes
Ingredient Substitutions
- Canned diced tomatoes. Fire-roasted tomatoes add a great depth of flavor. If using fresh tomatoes, you need 3 cups of fresh tomatoes which is about 2 pounds of whole tomatoes. Remove the seeds/pulp before blending.
- Onion. onion powder works as a substitute, but fresh onion is better.
- Fresh Cilantro. There's really no substitution fresh cilantro.
- Minced garlic. 1 teaspoon garlic powder is a good substitute.
- Ground Cumin. Ground cumin is an essential spice for homemade salsa! Another pantry staple I recommend always having on hand.
- Granulated Sugar. Sugar is optional but just a small amount really brings out the flavor of the tomatoes. You can substitute brown sugar, coconut sugar, or honey.
- Lime juice. bottled or fresh both work well.
How to Make Spicy Homemade Salsa
If you like a spicier salsa here are some additions to kick up the heat:- Cayenne or chili pepper
- Hot peppers to taste: jalapeño, habanero, etc.
- 1-2 Tablespoons of your favorite hot sauce
- Hot green chilies
Nutrition
Serving: 0.25cup | Calories: 20kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 235mg | Potassium: 168mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 150IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg