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My son loves chips and salsa. When he was just a toddler we went to a Mexican restaurant and he was eating chips and salsa. The waitress told us we shouldn’t be letting him eat the salsa because it was too hot for him, but he loved it.
Now he’s nineteen and loves fresh salsa. I’ve never made salsa at home before. So when I saw Laura’s Super Fast Blender Salsa recipe and he was home from school, it was the perfect time to try it.
While I’m sure this recipe would be even better with some homegrown tomatoes, we loved this salsa. The fresh cilantro and lime juice give it a nice fresh flavor that you don’t get from salsa in a jar. Yet it was so easy and simple to make. I used my food processor instead of the blender so that it would be a little more chunky. Here’s my version:
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Quick Salsa
Ingredients
- 1 clove garlic chopped
- ¼ yellow onion chopped
- 1 10 ounce Rotel can diced tomatoes & green chilies, undrained (I use mild – original to too hot for me)
- ½ cup cilantro leaves
- juice of 1 lime
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Place tomatoes, garlic, onion, cilantro, and lime juice in the food processor. Pulse until well combine and your desired consistency. Add salt to taste.
Bunny
That's amazing that he was that young and loved salsa! Good for him, my kids loved salds when they were little. It looks so good, I love the colors!
Melody
I love fresh salsa and yours looks delicious! Great blog by the way!
Delectable Dining
Your salsa looks mouth-watering!
Frieda
Have you tried this recipe with stewed tomatoes? Not the Mexican kind…My recipe uses stewed tomatoes and it tastes great! Thanks for a great post!
The Blonde Duck
I adore fresh salsa and pico de gallo. I could eat it for hours.
Debbie
I’ve never made homemade salsa but I would love to try it sometime. Yours looks wonderful!
Cathy
I love recipes like this, so quick and easy and full of flavor at the same time. You are my kind of cook, Barbara.
Congrats on your lovely award.
Maria
Fresh salsa is the best!!
Christy
Wow-I love how quick and easy this is!! Fantastic!
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella
Great recipe Barbara! It looks so fresh and lovely. And how cute that your son as a toddler loved salsa despite what the waitress thought!
the ungourmet
Congrats on your lovely award!
I love homemade salsa! This recipe does like fast and easy. And yummy too!
Kasha
You had me at “super fast salsa”! Thanks for saving me. That would go great with my pork tacos recipe! Thanks for that!
Kasha
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Tami
Salsa and chips are a big hit at our house, too. I can’t wait to try this recipe with my kids. They will get such a kick out of making their own salsa.
Congrats on your new award!
Reeni♥
Homemade salsa is the best! This looks great. That’s so funny about your son.
teresa
I LOVE homemade salsa! This looks wonderful!
Donna-FFW
Oh, what a terrific idea, Barbara. I have got to try this one. GREAT choice.
Dragon
I love green chiles! Bet this taste amazing!
HoneyB
quick,easy and looks delish!
Katy ~
You won my heart with "super fast" and "salsa"!! Great sounding recipe and one that I'll serving up in a flash.
Denise
I have so much cilantro growing, I will give this a try