Description
This quick and easy blender salsa brings all the bold flavor of restaurant-style salsa to your kitchen in just five minutes. Made with canned tomatoes, fresh herbs, and zesty lime, it’s the perfect dip, taco topper, or mealtime upgrade. It’s fresh, customizable, and ideal for those spontaneous snack cravings.
Ingredients
1 can (14.5 oz / 411 g) diced tomatoes, undrained
¼ small red onion, coarsely chopped (approx. ⅓ cup / 50 g)
¼ cup (10 g) fresh cilantro
1 lime, zested and juiced
1 jalapeño or serrano pepper, seeded and coarsely chopped
2 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
¼ tsp (0.5 g) ground cumin
Sea salt, to taste
Black pepper, to taste
Instructions
Blend: Add tomatoes with juice, onion, cilantro, lime juice and zest, pepper, garlic, cumin, salt, and pepper to a blender or food processor.
Pulse: Blend until desired texture is reached—chunky or smooth.
Adjust Seasoning: Taste and tweak lime, salt, or spice as needed.
Serve or Store: Enjoy immediately or refrigerate up to 5 days to enhance flavor.
Notes
Roast garlic or pepper before blending for added depth.
Add pepper seeds or use two chiles for extra heat.
Substitute vinegar for lime juice if needed.
A pinch of sugar helps mellow acidic tomatoes.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Condiment
- Method: Blended (No Cook)
- Cuisine: Mexican-Inspired