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We cook Mexican food at least once a week, and having fresh salsa with it is non-negotiable. Whether to pair with tortilla chips or used as a topping, this salsa fresca recipe will complete any Mexican dinner.

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What’s even better than homemade, fresh salsa? EASY homemade, fresh salsa. This recipe couldn’t be more simple. Throw all the ingredients into a blender or food processor and call it a day. We love our Cuisinart food processor and use it all the time!

Food Processor

Gather Your Salsa Ingredients

While we are big fans of keeping everything as fresh as possible, we use canned diced tomatoes as it’s easier and tastes fantastic.

Salsa Ingredients

However, if you want fresh tomatoes, the local farmers market has always supplied us with great-quality produce. You can find many ingredients in this recipe at your local farmers market.

Phillips Farms Market

Chop, Chop

As this recipe tosses everything into a blender or processor, you don’t need much time to dice your vegetables. However, we recommend a few rough chops to get a smoother blend.

Cilantro

Fresh jalapeño adds a delicious flavor to this salsa, so we encourage you to keep it even if you aren’t a fan of spicy foods. For a less spicy salsa, seed the jalapeño.

Jalepeno

Toss It In The Processor!

Add all your ingredients to a food processor or blender and pulse until combined. That’s it. That’s the recipe. Told you it was easy!

Food Processor

If you make this easy salsa recipe, let us know! Leave a comment or post a picture tagging us. We’d love to see how you use it in your cooking!

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Easy Salsa Fresca

We cook Mexican food at least once a week, and having fresh salsa with it is non-negotiable. Whether it's to pair with tortilla chips or used for a topping, this salsa fresca recipe will complete any Mexican dinner.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 minute
Total Time 6 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 10 servings
Calories 23 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 10 oz Rotel Original Diced Tomatoes and Green Chilies
  • 14 oz diced tomatoes
  • 1 clove garlic peeled
  • 1/2 white onion roughly chopped
  • 1/2-1 jalapeño
  • 1/4 tsp cumin
  • 1 handful cilantro to taste
  • 1 lime juiced

Instructions
 

  • Add all ingredients to a blender or food processor.
    10 oz Rotel Original Diced Tomatoes and Green Chilies, 14 oz diced tomatoes, 1 clove garlic, 1/2 white onion, 1/2-1 jalapeño, 1/4 tsp cumin, 1 handful cilantro, 1 lime
  • Pulse to combine.

Nutrition

Calories: 23kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 1gFat: 0.2gSaturated Fat: 0.03gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.03gSodium: 68mgPotassium: 190mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 162IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 27mgIron: 1mg
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