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5 from 6 votes

Restaurant Style Salsa

This homemade restaurant style salsa is so delicious and ready in only a few minutes! Made with canned fire-roasted tomatoes, it's packed with flavor, low-calorie and a great addiction to many dishes!
Prep Time4 minutes
Blend1 minute
Total Time5 minutes
Course: salsa
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 7 servings
Calories: 23kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 14.5 ounces fire-roasted tomatoes can with or without green chiles added
  • 1 4 ounces green chiles can mild or medium
  • ½ white onion
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • ½ cup fresh cilantro
  • ½ lime juiced, about 1 tablespoon
  • ½ teaspoon salt more or less to taste
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper more or less to taste
  • ½ jalapeño or more to taste

Instructions

  • Peel and chop onion roughly and remove stem and some seeds of jalapeño. Remove most if you prefer a milder salsa or keep most seeds if you prefer more heat. Peel garlic cloves.
  • Open cans of fire-roasted tomatoes and green chiles and add to food processor. Then add rest of the ingredients: onion, jalapeño, cilantro, salt, pepper and lime juice.
    Picture of restaurant-style salsa ingredients in a food processor before blending.
  • Pulse food processor to get everything chopped but still a little chunky for perfect restaurant style fire-roasted salsa consistency and transfer to container. Store sealed in fridge. Enjoy!
    Picture of restaurant-style salsa ingredients in a food processor after blending.

Notes

  • Recipe yields for about 14 tablespoons of salsa. 1 serving is calculated for 2 tablespoons. 
 
*The nutritional values shown in this recipe are approximate for one suggested serving size using the ingredients listed but not including any optional items and may vary per actual preferred portion sizes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 23kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 0.8g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 221.9mg | Potassium: 45mg | Fiber: 1.4g | Sugar: 1.2g | Vitamin A: 335.4IU | Vitamin C: 9.1mg | Calcium: 29.6mg | Iron: 0.6mg