Easy Homemade Salsa
An easy and delicious homemade salsa recipe that can easily be adapted with your favorite flavors.
Servings 12 servings
Calories 41kcal
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