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Restaurant Style Salsa in Minutes

Aanchal Gupta
Restaurant style salsa ready in minutes using canned tomatoes and fresh cilantro,peppers and garlic. A perfect appetizer that's easy to make and has all the flavors and color that we are used to at our favorite Mexican restaurant.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Sides/ accompaniments/ salsa / appetizer
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 3 cups

Ingredients
  

  • 1 can Whole Peeled tomatoes,28 oz/794 gms/1 lb 12 oz
  • 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
  • 1/4 cup Red onion chopped
  • 1 tsp minced garlic 2-4 cloves
  • 1 tsp Green Chilies 2-4 Chilies/Serrano peppers
  • 1/2 tsp Ground cumin
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 3/4 tsp salt or as per taste
  • Juice of 1/2 to 1 lemon/lime

Instructions
 

  • Empty out full can of tomatoes along with juice into a blender/food processor.
  • Add all the ingredients except lemon/lime juice
  • Pulse a few times till you get the desired consistency.
  • Top with lime juice and refrigerate before serving.

Notes

Use more or less of peppers according to your preference of spice levels. The sugar is optional but I liked the taste of sugar as it blends in perfectly with the tartness of tomatoes. Can pulse some more if you like a smoother salsa.
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