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This is the best homemade salsa recipe! Fresh salsa made with the freshest of ingredients -- tomatoes, cilantro, jalapeno, green onions, and a secret ingredient makes this homemade salsa taste like it's from an authentic Mexican restaurant!
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Homemade Restaurant Style Salsa

Homemade Restaurant Style Salsa with a simple secret ingredient that sets it apart!
Prep Time10 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Salsa
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: homemade salsa
Servings: 12
Author: Melissa Stadler, Modern Honey

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 10 Roma Tomatoes
  • 1 cup Fresh Cilantro Leaves (about 1 bunch of cilantro, tightly packed)
  • 1 Jalapeno deseeded*
  • 1 to 2 teaspoons Garlic Salt * (or to taste, start with 1 teaspoon if using the el pato salsa)
  • 4 Green Onions sliced
  • (1) 7.75 ounce can El Pato Salsa de Chile Fresco (optional)

Instructions

  • Combine the tomatoes (set aside 1 tomato for garnish on top), cilantro, jalapeno, and garlic salt in a blender or food processor. Set aside some tomato, cilantro, and green onion to hand chop to garnish the salsa.
  • Stir in sliced green onions and el pato sauce.
  • Taste and season accordingly. Start with 1 teaspoon of garlic salt and keep adding to taste. This recipe uses all fresh ingredients so the fresh tomatoes soak up the salt. If you don't use the canned el pato salsa, you will need to add more garlic salt to the recipe.
  • Sprinkle the top with the hand chopped tomatoes, green onions, and cilantro to make it more chunky. Refrigerate the salsa for at least an hour to give time for flavors to develop.
  • *May use 1/2 jalapeno if you want a mild salsa. Most of the heat is located in the seeds and inner membrane. Remove those for a mild flavor. If you like heat, add the entire jalapeno!

Notes

  • If you don't use the el pato sauce, you will need more garlic salt. We like to make the salsa has enough flavor so keep adding garlic salt to taste. If you use only the fresh ingredients, and not the canned salsa, you will need more garlic salt than listed on the recipe.

Nutrition

Calories: 11kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Sodium: 197mg | Potassium: 140mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 575IU | Vitamin C: 9.6mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 0.2mg