The Best and Easiest Salsa Recipe
The Best and Easiest Salsa Recipe: This salsa recipe is so easy to make and has all your favorite ingredients. The recipe makes 8 cups of salsa. That’s enough for a party! You can also break it up into different levels of heat. This easy salsa recipe is on mild side. Below I will show you how easy it is to turn up the heat.
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Why Is This Salsa Recipe So Easy?
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Most salsa recipe require a lot of chopping. That’s where this recipe is different. It still has tons of great flavor but without a lot of work.
How to Make The Best and Easiest Salsa Recipe
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INGREDIENTS (full printable recipe below)
- can of diced tomatoes
- Rotel tomatoes
- red onion
- cilantro
- jalapeno peppers
- garlic
- cumin
- salt and pepper
- granulated sugar
DIRECTIONS
- In a food processor or blender, pulse tomatoes and juice.
- Take half of the tomatoes out of the bowl of the food processor and pour into a large bowl.
- Add the red onion, cilantro, jalapeno peppers, garlic, cumin, pepper, and sugar, pulse until the salsa reaches the desired texture.
- Pour into the large bowl with the tomatoes and mix together.
Why is Sugar in the Recipe?
Adding sugar to salsa will help cut the acidity from the tomatoes and bring a balance to your homemade salsa recipe. Adding sugar also does a great job of erasing the tart bite.
How to Transform this Salsa Recipe from Mild to Hot Salsa
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There are two ways of pumping up the heat. One being to swap out the mild Rotel tomatoes for hot Rotel tomatoes. The second is the peppers. You can simply forget about removing the seeds from the jalapeno peppers and toss them in the food processor whole. Believe it or not the seeds are not the hottest part of a jalapeno pepper. The most spicy portion is the pith. The great thing about using jalapeno peppers is they are available year round (in the US) and the different levels of heat. If you prefer a different pepper then please go ahead and use your favorite.
HOW TO CREATE A SALSA BAR
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Impress your guests with an assortment of salsa! The great thing about a salsa bar (other then it’s awesome) is you can use it as toppings for tacos, burritos or tostadas for dinner. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CLICK HERE→HOW TO CREATE A SALSA BAR
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The Best and Easiest Salsa Recipe
I call this a dump and chop salsa recipe. So easy and so delicious! Enough for parties or enough to split and make different levels of heat.
Ingredients
- 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 3 (10 ounce) Rotel original or mild tomatoes or tomatoes with green chilies (regular)
- ½ red onion, roughly chopped
- ¼ cup cilantro, roughly chopped
- 2 jalapeno peppers, roughly chopped (remove seeds for medium heat)
- 2 cloves smashed garlic cloves
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar
- (optional) for hot salsa 1 extra jalapeno with the seeds
Instructions
- In food processor or blender, pulse tomatoes and juice.
- Take half out and pour into large bowl.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and pulse until the salsa reaches the desired texture.
- Pour into the large bowl and mix all together. MAKES 8 CUPS
For the Hot Salsa:
- Split the mixture in half, put back into the food processor and drop in another jalapeno with seeds.
- Process until finely chopped.
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I love the look of your food, beautiful
That looks like the perfect salsa! I can’t wait to give it a try. 🙂
Hi Lisa, This salsa is so good I served it at my Fiesta party. YUM for sure! 🙂
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Thank you Holly! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
Love your page!! Thanks for sharing!! Can’t wait to try the salsa!!
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I made this for a potluck and it was amazing!! Now making it again for New Years! Thank you!
P.S. The 2 jalapeno without the seeds made it real spicy so I’m going to start off the new batch with no jalapeno and then add as necessary.
I also added in a little fresh lime juice. 🙂
Hi Steph, Sorry it was too spicy. You must of gotten hold of some spicy jalapenos. I’m a wimp when it comes to hot foods and it was fine for me. Thanks for the great suggestions. 🙂
Just used this recipe for my first time making salsa…LOVE it! Thank you so much for sharing your recipe!
You’re Welcome Kimberly. This recipe is the best!
My family loved it…ate it all up in one day. Do you think this could be canned/preserved? How would I go about doing this?
Hi Dina, Sure I think it can be canned. You’ll need to google it to see how.
Could this be canned? If so how? Thank you 🙂
Sure, it can be canned. You’ll have to google how. 🙂
How long can you keep this in the refrigerator?
Hi Sophie, You can keep this salsa in the refrigerator for at least a week.
Made this recipe and I used a little too much cilantro for my liking, but my family thought it was outstanding! I’m one of those ten percenters that cilantro tastes like soap though. It was pretty much gone in two days! Thanks for the recipe!
That’s awesome Rich. I like how much this recipe makes. That way you can separate it…add a jalapeno with seeds and make a hot version. 🙂
I made your salsa. I fixed it on December 15 do you think it will be good by December 24.
Hi Angela, That might be pushing it a bit.
I just made this salsa. It is very very good. I had a little hiccup I doubled the suger not seeing I did so. It’s spicy sweet. But tastes so good. Will share with friends and family.
Hi Ellen, I’m glad you like the recipe.
How long will it keep
Hi Pam, Up to a week…maybe longer but I’m not comfortable with keeping anything longer then a week.
Sorry im confused, what are you referring to when you say pulse tomato and juice? Is that the can of diced tomatoes alone? ALSo after that it says take half out…does that mean you dont use that at all so its really 14 ounces that you use?
Can’t wait to try! Thanks 🙂
Hi Angela,
You pulse all the tomatoes including the rotel with the juice that’s in the can. You take half of the tomatoes out of the food processor while you continue to pulse in the remaining ingredients and then add the tomatoes back into the salsa. This gives the salsa some texture.
Family will love this but for our 2 son-in-laws and grandson I will have to make it Hot. The hotter it is the better they like it.( if it doesn’t make them sweat, than it isn’t hot enough for them) (I think they must have iron stomachs. :}
I’m thinking abut making this in advance and then freezing it in freezer safe containers.
Thanks for sharing this easy peasy recipe.
You’re Welcome Colleen. I love how versatile this salsa recipe is…all you have to do is drop in some hot peppers and blend it with the salsa. That’ll make them sweat. ♥
I was wondering if this recipe can be canned? Only reason I ask is because canned tomatoes are used
Hi Patricia, Yes I think this recipe can be canned. I’ve canned homemade chili and I used canned tomatoes. ♥