Easy Homemade Salsa

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

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Easy Homemade Salsa

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

5 mins

Total Time

15 mins

 

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

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: easy homemade salsa, homemade salsa, salsa, salsa recipe

Servings: 12 servings

Calories: 41 kcal

Author: Cultured Palate

Ingredients

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

Instructions

1. Cut jalepeno peppers in 1/2 and microwave for 40 seconds. Scrape seeds out of 1/2 the peppers.
2. Blend 1 can tomatoes and cilantro.
3. Blend all other ingredients and mix together.
4. Adjust the amount of peppers you scrape the seeds out of to adjust the spiciness of the salsa.

Recipe 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 Facts

Easy Homemade Salsa

Amount Per Serving

Calories 41

% Daily Value*

Sodium 700mg 29%

Potassium 479mg 14%

Total Carbohydrates 9g 3%

Dietary Fiber 2g 8%

Sugars 5g

Protein 1g 2%

Vitamin A 27%

Vitamin C 29.9%

Calcium 2.2%

Iron 5.1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Dina-Marie, RN and founder of Cultured Palate has learned the importance of diet for health - the hard way! As the mom of 10, and leaving the corporate world to start a vineyard, she knows the value of simple living and you can too! Dina-Marie and Cultured Palate's medical advisors, Dr. Dalton and Dr. O'Connor, want you to have accurate information at your fingertips.