Smooth and Spicy Tomato Salsa

  • Level: Easy
While many salsas are made with chopped ingredients, here we’re throwing everything into a blender — tomatoes, jalapenos, garlic and cilantro — for an extra smooth take.
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Ingredients

2 cloves garlic, peeled

1 small red onion, peeled and quartered

1 jalapeno, seeded and quartered

8 plum tomatoes, quartered

1 cup cilantro leaves, washed and dried

Juice of one lime

2 tablespoons olive oil

Salt and pepper

Directions

  1. Combine garlic, onion and jalapeno in a blender or food processor and process until finely chopped. Add tomatoes and blend. Add cilantro, lime juice and oil and continue blending. Transfer salsa to a bowl and season with salt and pepper.
  2. Roasted salsa variation: Place the garlic, onion, jalapeno and tomatoes on a sheet pan and roast for 30 minutes at 400 degrees, then proceed as directed.

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Leisa P.

I had this made by a co-worker and it was fantastic! I was thrilled to see the recipe was from Food Network so I tried it myself yesterday. I have to say, ripe tomatoes are KEY to success and my tomatoes definitely needed more time on the vine. Nonetheless, I'm eating my unripe outcome and am looking forward to trying this again with really GOOD tomatoes.

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