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August 6, 2019

5-Minute Blender Salsa Fresca (VIDEO)

Published August 6, 2019 | Julia Frey (Vikalinka)

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 Delicious homemade salsa fresca aka fresh salsa made in 5 minutes. Forget fine dicing, use your blender instead! Bursting with fresh flavours of ripe tomatoes, onions, garlic, chillies and cilantro.

This fresh salsa doesn’t make you feel like you ate too much because it’s all vegetables. No oil! 

If you love this fresh salsa recipe, check out my Beef Tacos to serve alongside!

Fresh salsa in a bowl

When it comes to hassle free summer entertaining chips and salsa are my baseline. Everyone enjoys them and they are so easy to serve!

There are some tasty choices in supermarkets for those of you living in North America.  But here in England we only have two. It’s either salsa that tastes like canned tomatoes or salsa that tastes like barbecue sauce.

Not exciting or something I would ever consider serving to my family or my guests. 

(Disclaimer: Choices have widened somewhat in 8 years we’ve lived here but this homemade salsa version is still our favourite!)

What ingredients go into Salsa Fresca?

  • ripe tomatoes
  • onions
  • chillies
  • garlic
  • cilantro/fresh coriander for the UK folks
  • fresh lime juice

Pico de Gallo ingredients

Difference between pico de gallo and salsa fresca

Not much difference in the taste but there is some in texture. The ingredient list is the same but fresh salsa is generally much smoother and is usually made in a blender or a food processor.

Pico de gallo on the other hand is prepared by finely dicing all ingredients. 

How to make it

This salsa is my go-to, everyday recipe that requires 5 minutes.

Just throw everything in a blender or a food processor and pulse for a few seconds until all ingredients are roughly the same size.

Don’t over process this salsa, otherwise you will end up with a spicy tomato soup, especially if you use powerful blenders like Blendtec or KitchenAid. Just a few short bursts will do!

Salsa ingredients in a blender

How long does it keep in a fridge?

This fresh salsa will keep for up to 2 -3 days. If kept longer, it will start tasting a bit off due to the presence of lime juice, that makes the tomatoes go a bit fizzy. 

So keep that in mind and enjoy your salsa while it’s still fresh and flavourful. Since it’s so quick and easy to make I prefer preparing mine the day of serving.

 Pairing suggestions:

Enjoy with tortilla chips, tacos, burritos or anything else you can think of! Scroll down for recipes. 

Next morning drizzle this salsa fresca on top of your morning eggs. YUM!

Salsa Fresca in a bowl

More Tex Mex recipes to enjoy with this delicious salsa:

  • Chicken Fajita Bowl
  • Chicken Chilaquiles with Warm Corn Salsa
  • Lamb Birria Tacos
  • Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Tacos
  • Avocado Salsa

Recipe originally published in 01/2015. Updated with new photos and text and republished in 08/2019

Fresh salsa in a bowl

5-Minute Blender Salsa Fresca

Julia Frey of Vikalinka
Delicious homemade salsa fresca made in your blender! Bursting with fresh flavours of ripe tomatoes, onions, garlic, chillies, cilantro and lime juice.
5 from 7 votes
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Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 1 min
Course Appetiser
Cuisine Mexican, TexMex
Servings 4
Calories 43 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 onion, medium
  • ½-1 red chilli
  • 50g/2cups cilantro/fresh coriander, leaves and stems
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • ½ lime, juice only
  • 4 tomatoes, large
  • ¼ tsp salt

Instructions
 

  • Add a quartered onion, garlic, cilantro and a fresh, deseeded chilli to the bowl of a blender or a food processor and pulse until roughly chopped.
  • Add tomatoes, salt and lime juice. Pulse until desired consistency.

Video

Nutrition

Calories: 43kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 2gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 159mgPotassium: 415mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 1922IUVitamin C: 33mgCalcium: 32mgIron: 1mg
Keyword blender salsa, fresh salsa, salsa freca
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About Julia Frey (Vikalinka)

Julia Frey is a London based recipe developer and photographer. Julia founded Vikalinka in 2012 with the main mission to provide her readers with delicious and accessible everyday recipes, which could be enjoyed by everyone.
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