Restaurant-Style Garden Fresh Salsa

This Restaurant-Style Garden Fresh Salsa is absolutely my favorite fresh salsa ever! This easy recipe is made with fresh vegetables and a secret ingredient to give it a deeper flavor that truly makes it amazing. It is an incredibly simple salsa with little chopping. Just toss all the ingredients in your food processor and pulse until it reaches your desired consistency.

 

Restaurant-Style Garden Fresh Salsa

Salsa is a staple here in the Southwest. This is my favorite kind. We call it “Just North of the Border Salsa”. Living in Arizona we truly are just ‘North of the Border’, so it was fitting.

I personally like a more fresh tasting salsa, one that I can eat without constantly dabbing my eyes and nose. Oh and I prefer not to have to take in a gallon of liquids to try to put out the fire (which doesn’t work anyway, try a milk based remedy. I like to use a spoon of vanilla ice cream to sooth my taste bud fires).

I have to say that my idea of salsa before I moved to Arizona was laughable. It was a couple of tomatoes with green peppers and onions. Anything hotter than that and I would run.

I think I mentioned before that my family is not really fond of spicy food. My mom never cooked with hot peppers, not even in dried spice form. When my parents came out to visit a few years ago I had made a fantastic Mexican Lasagna.

I toned it down a little, I really couldn’t feel any heat at all. My Dad was not happy with it, he looked as if he had just swallowed fire! He about spit out his first bite. So, I kept meals to no hotter than a light sprinkle of finely ground black pepper for the rest of his visit.

But, that gives you an idea of where I started. The fact that I enjoy spice and heat now is pretty remarkable. But, I love it. I do not like things that are just hot for the sake of being hot. I want a flavor profile to back that heat up.

I love peppers so much now I even grown my own. You should try it. Homegrown peppers are amazing! This Restaurant-Style Garden Fresh salsa has it all. It is a medium heat salsa with fresh vegetables and fire roasted tomatoes to add extra depth.

It is so easy with little chopping. Just toss it all in your food processor. It is amazing and you are going to love it!

Enjoy!

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Restaurant-Style Garden Fresh Salsa

Donna Elick

This Restaurant-Style Garden Fresh Salsa is absolutely my favorite fresh salsa ever! This easy recipe is made with fresh vegetables and a secret ingredient to give it a a deeper flavor that truly makes it amazing. It is an incredibly simple salsa with little chopping. Just toss all the ingredients in your food processor and pulse until it reaches your desired consistency.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 5 minutes mins

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Method Food Processor

Servings 8 makes about 2 cups

Equipment

• blender

Ingredients

 

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• ▢ 2 medium Roma tomatoes, rough chopped
• ▢ 14.5 ounce can fire roasted diced tomatoes
• ▢ 1/2 large white onion, rough chopped
• ▢ 2 jalapenos, rough chopped
• ▢ 1 tablespoon lime juice
• ▢ 2 cloves garlic
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon salt, to taste
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• ▢ small handful cilantro

Instructions

 

• Combine all ingredients in a food processor or blender.
• Pulse until blended to your liking. If you like chunky pulse for a shorter time. If you prefer a smoother salsa, run blender until pureed.
• Serve immediately or serve chilled.
• Enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 21cal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 226mg | Sugar: 2g | Fiber: 1g | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg

All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe’s nutritional value will vary depending on the ingredients used, measuring methods, and portion sizes.

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Originally Published December 2015

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