This Spicy Homemade Salsa recipe is the perfect ‘kick’ for your chips, tacos, burritos and more!
About 12 years ago, we lived in a little town about 45 minutes northeast of where we live now. I worked as a waitress at a small, family owned Mexican restaurant. They made some of the best Mexican food I’d had, and it was certainly better than the other place in town.
I never managed to learn how to make some of the dishes I’d wanted to, like the green chili or enchilada sauce, but I did manage to walk away with a spicy homemade salsa recipe.
Initially, I had written it down, but as the years have gone by, it’s gotten misplaced in the shuffle. I still make it from time to time, since it’s embedded in my memory.
It tastes fabulous on tacos and burritos, but I think my favorite way to eat salsa is with chips and guacamole. I could seriously live on the stuff.
The fact that there’s not a ton of work involved is a bonus. I can have it made and ready to eat in about 15 minutes, not counting the time it takes to taste test. I mean, you’ve got to taste test, right?
This Spicy Homemade Salsa recipe is the perfect 'kick' for your chips, tacos, burritos and more!
15 minPrep Time
15 minTotal Time
Yields 10-12
Save RecipeIngredients
- 1 - 29 oz can whole stewed tomatoes
- 1/2 medium onion
- 3 cloves of fresh garlic, peeled
- Small handful of cilantro, bottom stems cut off {the handful should more or less fit into a 1 C measuring cup when 'rolled up'. Sorry, I just don't usually measure it}
- 8 whole chili tepins {they look like tiny red balls and can be found in the Mexican spice section of your grocery store}
- 1 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to blender in order listed
- Blend until combined and smooth
- Taste test for complete satisfaction
Notes
I encourage taste-testing. That way you can determine if you've got enough salt and cilantro, those seem to be the two things people either like a lot or a little of
- Calories 21
- Total Fat: 0 g 0%
- Saturated Fat: 0 g 0%
- Cholesterol: 0 mg 0%
- Sodium: 2971 mg 123.79%
- Potassium: 95 mg 2.71%
- Total Carbohydrate: 5 g %
- Sugar: 1 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Vitamin A: 1%
- Calcium: 28 mg 2.8%
- Iron: 1 mg 5.56%
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