Alright guys. It’s the peak of summer and there are SO many fresh tomatoes to be eaten! While I’m not big on raw tomatoes, I do love a good salsa! And this salsa is so GOOD. I used fresh tomatoes from my neighbor (THANKS!) and this salsa turned out so fresh, tangy, and vibrant! So much better than store bought salsa and so easy that there is no reason to cut corners. Throw everything in your food processor and there you have it.
I call this Restaurant Style Salsa because its not super chunky and it reminds me of the salsa from my favorite Mexican restaurant! As I mention in the recipe notes, it can be adjusted to meet your spice preference but I like it hot! Add this to the menu at your next Fiesta 🙂
Restaurant Style Salsa
A simple salsa that can be made in your food processor! Perfect for the peak of summer and all those fresh tomatoes!
Ingredients
- 5 Ripe Medium Tomatoes About 1.5 pounds
- 2 Large Garlic Clove or 3 small
- 1 Handful of Fresh Cilantro
- 1/2 cup Red Onion
- 1 Jalapeno*, deseeded
- 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1 tablespoon Red Wine Vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1/4 teaspoon Pepper
Instructions
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Start by prepping your tomatoes. Wash your tomatoes and cut out the core. Slice your tomatoes into quarters and remove the liquid flesh around the seeds. By removing this excess liquid, it will create a thicker salsa;
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Add about 1/3 of your tomatoes to your food processor with a blade attachment. Add the garlic. Blend until you can no longer see big chunks of garlic;
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Add the remaining ingredients to the food processor. Pulse until just chopped. Be careful to not over chop or it will become very thin (still good, but wrong consistency);
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Taste and add additional salt and pepper if necessary. Serve with Tortilla Chips!
Recipe Notes
*On a spice scale, my salsa turned out about a Medium, however, every jalapeño pepper is different so I advise trying it before adding the entire pepper. If you are sensitive to spice, either omit the jalapeño all together or use crushed red pepper and season to taste.
