A delicious quick and Easy Homemade Salsa Recipe that takes just 10 minutes to make. Made with fresh jalapenos, tomatoes and lime juice, you’ll never buy store-bought again!
EASY HOMEMADE SALSA RECIPE
I’m a sucker for salsa, any kind really, but I really love to make my own as well. This easy homemade salsa recipe takes just 10 minutes and is so amazingly delicious, not to mention, healthy!
I also have a delicious Restaurant-Style Chipotle Salsa in my cookbook, but today’s recipe uses all raw, fresh ingredients. So, they are different, but both delicious. Let’s make some salsa!
These tomatoes drew me in when I saw them. It inspired me to create this salsa recipe. Just a gorgeous rainbow of tomatoes waiting to be turned into an easy homemade salsa recipe.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PICO DE GALLO AND SALSA?
It drives me bonkers when I see pico de gallo recipes called salsa. I see it all the time and while they have similar ingredients, the texture is totally different. Pico de gallo is all raw chopped veggies (sometimes fruit) and chunky and is sometimes used as a filling. Whereas, the very definition of salsa is “sauce” in Spanish and is saucy with much more liquid.
Not to mention, the two taste very different. I have never been to a Mexican restaurant in my life where they serve salsa and chips and it is a bowl of chunky pico de gallo. Salsa also has a stronger acidic and tomato flavor. Chips and salsa are a food group, didn’t you know?
INGREDIENTS NEEDED
- red onion
- grape tomatoes (I used sweet brown grape and a few of the orange, use what you like)
- ground cumin
- cilantro
- fresh jalapeno
- fresh lime juice
- fresh garlic cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon raw agave or syrup
HOW TO MAKE EASY HOMEMADE SALSA
It has to use fresh ingredients and have a fairly smooth consistency. I am NOT a fan of huge chunks in my salsa…reason being, I don’t like the texture of tomatoes. However, I LOVE tomato flavor and sauce.
To make this easy homemade salsa, you need a food processor.
Add all of the ingredients to the food processor an
DON’T SKIP THE CILANTRO
Oh, and it’s gotta have cilantro too. Now, I’m not a huge fan of cilantro in itself, but it just belongs in salsa, especially this quick and easy homemade salsa recipe. It really improves the overall flavor. It tastes so fresh and healthy.
This quick and easy homemade salsa recipe is fabulous with just chips, on tacos or my favorite way is just to heat up a tortilla and get it really warm and dip it in the salsa…SO good.
MORE VEGAN DIPS AND APPETIZERS
- Roasted Green Tomatillo Salsa Verde
- Best Vegan Queso
- Vegan Refried Bean Dip
- Spicy Buffalo White Bean Hummus
- Low-fat Vegan Pizza Hummus
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Easy Homemade Salsa Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 packed cup (80g) diced red onion
- 1 1/2 heaping cups (272g or 1 pint) grape or cherry tomatoes
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup packed cilantro, adjust to taste
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh jalapeno
- 1 1/2 tablespoons (22g) fresh lime juice
- 2 cloves garlic (use the size preferred depending on your love for garlic)
- 1/2 teaspoon raw agave or syrup
- 1 teaspoon chili powder (optional, but I love the extra flavor of heat it gives and color)
Note
- This is the perfect amount of measurements to suit our taste, but feel free to adjust the lime juice or cilantro to your liking. With the tablespoon of fresh chopped jalapeno, it gives a nice kick to it without feeling overpowering. Feel free to adjust.
- I use this scale.
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients to a food processor and blend until desired consistency. I like mine more saucy, than chunky. Serve either at room temperature or slightly heat up. It is delicious warm! Serve with chips, tacos, omelettes or burritos!
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What if I don’t have a good processor? Does a blender work?
Yes!
Hi! I haven’t made this yet, but I just bought all the ingredients and was wondering if you think roasting all the veggies first would intensify the overall flavor profiles? Not a fan of raw onion, but understand the role it plays in the flavor of salsa so was trying to sweeten it a bit before blending in the food processor. Great recipe by the way, can’t wait!
Hi Jonathan! I honestly have not tried that. I’m sure it would be yummy, but assume it would taste more like a marinara/tomato sauce than it actual salsa then, since they would no longer be raw. It’s using raw veggies that give the classic salsa taste.
I’m just out of my first batch, I’m just about to make another. I left out the cilantro because I’m one of those haters, I just used a good dash of mixed herbs instead. Delicious!
SO tasty and I am impressed it was so easy! I enjoyed the layers of flavor. I might try without the syrup next time and since we like “heat”, I’ll try a tad more chili powder. Thank you for the recipe
Hello. How long does it keep?
2-3 weeks!
Delicious and easy to make.
Very good. I love the smooth, not chunky, consistency.
Very nice! And super quick. I love the use of all fresh ingredients. I omitted the agave just because our tomatoes were really sweet. Delicious!