Background

• Salsa means sauce in Spanish and can refer to many different kinds of sauces
• In English, it typically refers to chunky tomato-onion-chili based pico de gallo
• Salsa is easy to buy but also quite easy to make and fresh salsa has a different flavor and less preservatives

Ingredients

• 15 oz can diced or chopped tomatoes (ideally fire roasted or with green chiles) - or use fresh instead
• 1 chopped jalapeño or serrano pepper (seeds removed or left in depending on desired spice)
• ½ small to medium red onion diced or roughly chopped
• Small handful cilantro (stems removed if desired)
• 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce (optional for chipotle flavor)
• 1.5 tablespoons lime juice (1 lime)
• ½ teaspoon chili lime salt (Tajin)
• ½ teaspoon cumin
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

1. Chop up the vegetables and add to a blender (diced properly if the salsa will be chunky, roughly chopped if not)
2. Add lime juice (with zest to add a bit more flavor) and spices and pulse until desired texture is reached
3. Store in the fridge for at least a couple hours to allow the flavors to develop