Description
Fresh, vibrant, and incredibly easy to make, this Restaurant Style Salsa Recipe delivers the bold flavors of your favorite Mexican restaurant right at home. With juicy tomatoes, zesty lime juice, garlic, onions, and fresh cilantro blended into the perfect smooth consistency, this salsa is ideal for tortilla chips, tacos, nachos, burritos, and party appetizers. Whether you need a quick snack, easy party dip, healthy appetizer, or flavorful topping for dinner ideas, this easy recipe is packed with fresh flavor and comes together in minutes.
Ingredients
28 oz whole canned tomatoes with juice
10 oz diced tomatoes with green chilies
1/2 cup white onion, roughly chopped
2 cloves garlic
1 whole jalapeño, seeded if desired
1/4 cup fresh cilantro
1 tbsp fresh lime juice
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
2 tbsp tomato juice if needed for consistency
Instructions
1. Add the whole canned tomatoes and diced tomatoes with green chilies into a blender or food processor.
2. Add the white onion, garlic cloves, jalapeño, and cilantro to the blender.
3. Pour in the lime juice and add the salt, cumin, and crushed red pepper flakes.
4. Pulse the mixture several times until the salsa reaches your preferred consistency. For restaurant-style salsa, blend until mostly smooth but still slightly textured.
5. If the salsa is too thick, add tomato juice one tablespoon at a time until the desired consistency is reached.
6. Taste the salsa and adjust the seasoning with additional salt or lime juice if needed.
7. Transfer the salsa to a bowl or airtight container and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving.
8. Serve chilled with tortilla chips, tacos, nachos, burritos, grilled meats, or breakfast dishes.
Notes
Chilling the salsa before serving helps the flavors blend together and creates a more authentic restaurant-style taste.
For a spicier salsa, leave the jalapeño seeds intact or add a serrano pepper.
Pulse the blender instead of continuously blending to prevent the salsa from becoming watery.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 25
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 5g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg