Description
Fresh garden produce comes alive in this garden salsa recipe from Mexico’s culinary traditions. Crisp tomatoes, zesty jalapeños, and aromatic cilantro blend perfectly for home cooks to enjoy with tortilla chips or grilled meats.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup fresh cilantro
- 4 large ripe steak tomatoes, chopped
- 2 tbsps (30 mL) fresh lemon juice
- 1 jalapeño pepper, seeds removed, stem discarded
- 2 tsps cumin
- 1 shallot
- ½ green bell pepper
- 1 green onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preparation: Combine tomatoes, jalapeño, shallot, green pepper, green onion, cilantro, garlic, cumin, and lemon juice in a food processor, ensuring all ingredients are fresh and evenly chopped.
- Blending: Pulse ingredients with controlled bursts, creating a rustic texture that maintains individual ingredient integrity. Avoid over-processing to preserve the salsa’s distinctive chunkiness and vibrant character.
- Seasoning: Fine-tune the flavor profile by carefully introducing salt and pepper. Taste and adjust to achieve a harmonious balance that allows each ingredient’s unique essence to resonate.
- Resting and Serving: Transfer the salsa to a sealed container and refrigerate for at least 2-3 hours. This resting period allows flavors to meld and intensify, transforming the salsa into a more complex and nuanced condiment.
- Storage and Versatility: Keep refrigerated for up to five days. Serve as a dynamic accompaniment to tortilla chips, tacos, grilled proteins, or as a zesty topping for salads, unleashing a burst of garden-fresh flavors with each serving.
Notes
- Tomato Selection: Choose ripe, juicy tomatoes at peak freshness for maximum flavor and vibrant color.
- Texture Control: Pulse ingredients carefully to maintain a chunky, rustic consistency without over-processing.
- Flavor Balancing: Taste and adjust seasonings gradually, allowing each ingredient’s unique profile to shine.
- Resting Time: Refrigerate salsa for 2-3 hours before serving to enhance and blend complex flavor notes.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 20
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 4g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg