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    Home » Recipes » Appetizers, Soups and Salads

    Easy Homemade Salsa

    Published: Dec 11, 2009 by Dina-Marie · Modified: Nov 13, 2021 8 Comments This post may contain affiliate links

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    A super easy homemade salsa recipe that's absolutely delicious and ready in only 15 minutes or less! Change it up with your favorite flavorings and serve with tortilla chips for a simple and delicious snack or appetizer.
    Easy homemade salsa in a small glass bowl with chips
    Our family loves chips and salsa. In fact, during the summer when it is hot and our appetites are not very big, we sometimes have salsa and chips as a light supper! Otherwise, it is a welcome snack anytime!

    When our garden produces tomatoes, easy homemade salsa is a great way to use them. If we have excess, I chop the tomatoes and freeze them. The following recipe works well with fresh, fresh frozen and even canned tomatoes.

    What Ingredients Do I Need To Make This Homemade Salsa Recipe?

    Don't have fresh cilantro? Don't worry, you can use dried cilantro to make some great homemade salsa!

    What about tomato paste? I rarely have it on hand so, out of necessity, I left it out. Know what? The salsa still tasted great!

    My family laughs at me sometimes because often, since I use what is in my pantry and am quick to improvise, there is only one or two ingredients of the original recipe! So, with that in mind, I encourage you to be creative and experiment with recipes on your own.

    Variations - Easy Homemade Salsa Ideas

    • Try any fresh leafy green herb such as parsley and mint
    • Substitute fresh herbs for dried to use up ingredients you already have (and save money).
    • Try adding other spices such as red pepper flakes and paprika

    ingredients for making an easy homemade salsa recipe on a chopping board

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    easy homemade salsa in a small glass bowl

    Easy Homemade Salsa

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    An easy and delicious homemade salsa recipe that can easily be adapted with your favorite flavors.

    5 from 4 votes
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 5 minutes mins
    Total Time 15 minutes mins

    Course Appetizer
    Cuisine Mexican

    Servings 12 servings
    Calories 41 kcal

    Ingredients

      

    • 56 oz. tomatoes (2 large cans)
    • 6 oz. tomato paste (1 can)
    • 1 tablespoon salt
    • 1 teaspoons cumin
    • 1 large onion
    • 1 teaspoons black pepper
    • 2 jalapeno peppers - 4 if you like it spicy!
    • ½ bunch cilantro
    • ½ teaspoons garlic powder

    Instructions

     

    • Cut jalepeno peppers in ½ and microwave for 40 seconds. Scrape seeds out of ½ the peppers.
    • Blend 1 can tomatoes and cilantro.
    • Blend all other ingredients and mix together.
    • Adjust the amount of peppers you scrape the seeds out of to adjust the spiciness of the salsa.

    Notes

    Tips
    • Freeze the remainder of the cilantro bunch for future batches.
    • Don't have fresh cilantro? Don't worry, you can use dried cilantro to make some great homemade salsa!
    • What about tomato paste? I rarely have it on hand so out of necessity, I left it out. Know what? The salsa still tasted great!
    Variations - Homemade Salsa Ideas
    • Try any fresh leafy green herb such as parsley and mint
    • Substitute fresh herbs for dried to use up ingredients you already have (and save money).
    • Try adding other spices such as red pepper flakes and paprika

    Nutrition

    Calories: 41kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 1gSodium: 700mgPotassium: 479mgFiber: 2gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 1350IUVitamin C: 24.7mgCalcium: 22mgIron: 0.9mg

    Keyword easy homemade salsa, homemade salsa, salsa, salsa recipe
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    1. Kristi

      July 11, 2013 at 12:47 pm

      What kind of tortilla chips do you recommend?

      Reply
      • Dina-Marie

        July 12, 2013 at 10:28 am

        Kristi, to be honest, because of our family size, I normally buy them at Sam's Club. While they are not the healthiest, we do not have them too often and I feel that they are one of the snacks (or meals in summer) that fall into the 80/20 rule category. I think there are baked ones available and I even have a recipe to make your own torilla chips - you are encouraging me to give it a try!

        Reply
    2. Emily

      March 14, 2018 at 6:52 am

      5 stars
      Salsa and chips are my weakness, I just love the look of this recipe, thanks so much for sharing!

      Reply
      • Dina-Marie

        March 14, 2018 at 5:56 pm

        Emily, you are welcome and I agree - give me something salty over sweets (almost) any day!

        Reply
    3. Sophia

      August 31, 2018 at 6:02 am

      Going to try it today..........

      Reply
      • Dina-Marie

        September 02, 2018 at 12:34 pm

        Sophia, I'm so glad - Let me know how you like it!

        Reply

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