Homemade Salsa Recipe with Canned Tomatoes
Homemade Salsa Recipe with Canned Tomatoes using a food processor
Yield: 3 cups
Equipment
- 1 Food processor
Materials
- 1 10 ounce can diced tomatoes and green chilis (You can find Rotel tomatoes and green chilis in your local grocery store) remove juice from tomatoes and discard
- 1 28 ounce can whole tomatoes remove juice from tomatoes and discard
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves
- 1/4 cup onion chopped finely
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 jalapeno diced small and thin, remove seeds and membrane for a more mild salsa
- 1/4 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1 lime juiced
Instructions
- Prepare your ingredients. If you want a spicy salsa, you can add in a few of the jalapeno seeds at the end and taste test until you're happy with the flavoring. If you want a mild salsa, remove all of the seeds and discard them.
- Drain the juice of both of the cans of tomatoes into a large bowl. Discard the juice. This will prevent the food processor from leaking everywhere from being overfilled.
- Place all of your ingredients into your food processor.
- Only use the "pulse" part of your food processor to create your salsa. This is the trick to making sure you don't over blend the salsa into nothing. We are trying to create a salsa that is still a bit chunky, not too pulverized. Use the pulse on your food processor by touching it once and then remove your finger. It should only be pulsed 7-11 times to create your salsa. Pulse the salsa for less time if you want a more chunky salsa.
- Pour the salsa into a large bowl. Taste test your salsa. Make any adjustments that you need. You might need to add more garlic, lime, salt, or sugar for your own preference.
- Store salsa in the fridge for up to 3 days.