Restaurant Style Salsa (Blender Salsa)

Restaurant Style Salsa (Blender Salsa)

Make Restaurant Style Salsa at home in less than 10 minutes! Also called Blender Salsa, this homemade staple is loaded with the Mexican flavors you love - tomatoes (fresh or canned), onion, jalapeno, garlic, cilantro and more.

Course Condiments

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword rotel, Salsa Recipes

Prep Time 5

Refrigeration 30

Total Time 35

Servings servings

Calories 9kcal

Author Darcey Olson

Cost $5

Equipment

NutriBullet Blender

Ingredients

1 (10 oz.) can Rotel, drained Note 1
1 (14.5 oz.) can diced tomatoes, undrained Note 2
½ jalapeno, seeded and roughly diced
¼ small red onion, roughly diced
¼ cup roughly chopped, loosely packed cilantro Note 3
1 tbsp fresh lime juice Note 4
½-1 tbsp minced garlic Note 5
¼ tsp cumin
¼ tsp salt + more to taste
¼ tsp OPTIONAL: sugar Note 6

Instructions

Add all of the ingredients to a blender or food processor. Pulse 12-15 times until the salsa is puréed with a bit of small chunks. Taste and adjust seasoning, if necessary.
Refrigerate for a minimum of 30 minutes up to 1 week.

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Notes

Note 1 - Any flavor will work well.

Note 2 - To make with fresh tomatoes, use 10-12 Roma tomatoes instead of the canned tomatoes. Start with 10 and increase from there. The total number needed varies on the size of each tomato. Make sure to blanch them first.

Note 3 - omit if you're not a cilantro fan. If you're unsure, add 1/2 the called for amount and work your way up.

Note 4 - fresh is best, but bottled will work in a pinch.

Note 5 - start with 1/2 tbsp. and work your way up if you're a garlic lover.

Note 6 - add a tiny bit of sugar if you find your canned tomatoes have a "tin" taste. The sugar will help offset this flavor.

Nutritional information is estimated. Each serving is 1/4 cup.

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