✨ Description
This restaurant-style salsa is bold, fresh, and perfectly balanced with smoky roasted tomatoes, zesty lime, and a hint of heat. It’s smooth, dipable, and addictive—perfect for tacos, chips, burritos, or anything that needs a flavor boost!
⏱ Prep: 10 min | Cook: 10 min | Total: 20 min
🔥 Kcal: 60 | Protein: 2g | Servings: 6
🛒 Ingredients
🍅 Salsa Base:
4 ripe tomatoes (or 1 can fire-roasted tomatoes)
1 small onion
2–3 cloves garlic
1–2 jalapeños (adjust heat)
½ cup fresh cilantro
🌶️ Flavor Boost:
1 tbsp lime juice
½ tsp cumin
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper
1 tsp sugar (optional, balances acidity)
👨🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Roast for Flavor
Lightly roast tomatoes, onion, garlic, and jalapeños in a pan or oven
Cook until slightly charred for smoky flavor 🔥
2️⃣ Blend
Add roasted ingredients to blender or food processor
Add cilantro, lime juice, cumin, salt, pepper, sugar
Blend to your preferred texture (chunky or smooth)
3️⃣ Adjust Taste
Taste and adjust salt, lime, or heat
Add extra jalapeño if you like it spicier 🌶️
4️⃣ Chill
Refrigerate for 15–30 minutes for best flavor
5️⃣ Serve
Serve with tortilla chips, tacos, burritos, nachos, or grilled meats 😍
