Cilantro Red Salsa Restaurant-Style
This is an excellent red salsa, with great flavor. It's very classic restaurant flavor and tastes incredible, if you are looking for that restaurant flavor.
Servings: 3 cups
Calories: 127kcal
Ingredients
- 4 Roma tomatoes quartered
- 4 arbol chiles for medium spice; use 1 for mild
- 1 jalapeño stemmed and quartered
- 3 cloves garlic peeled and trimmed
- 1 medium white onion quartered
- 2 tsp salt
- ½ cup cilantro loosely packed
- 1 lime juiced
- 2 tbsp grapeseed oil or other light oil
Instructions
Toast and char:
- In a dry skillet over medium heat, toast the dried arbol chiles for ~30 seconds per side until fragrant but not burnt. Place in the blender.
- In the same skillet, dry-roast the tomato quarters, onion, jalapeño and garlic until they have some blackened spots, about 5-7 minutes.
Blend:
- Add everything except the oil to the blender, and blend.
- Blend until smooth and pourable. Taste and adjust salt or lime. Add more cilantro for herbal freshness or more chile if you want more heat.
Finish:
- Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium heat, then carefully pour in the blended salsa. Let it simmer for 2–3 minutes to deepen the flavor and mellow any harsh edges.
Nutrition
Calories: 127kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 1559mg | Potassium: 323mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1108IU | Vitamin C: 28mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1mg
Nutrition Facts
Cilantro Red Salsa Restaurant-Style
Amount Per Serving
Calories 127
Calories from Fat 90
% Daily Value*
Fat 10g15%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Polyunsaturated Fat 7g
Monounsaturated Fat 2g
Sodium 1559mg68%
Potassium 323mg9%
Carbohydrates 11g4%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 1108IU22%
Vitamin C 28mg34%
Calcium 33mg3%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.