5-Minute Blender Salsa Fresca
Delicious homemade salsa fresca made in your blender! Bursting with fresh flavours of ripe tomatoes, onions, garlic, chillies, cilantro and lime juice.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 onion medium
- 1/2-1 red chilli
- 25g-35g / ¼-⅓ cup cilantro/fresh coriander leaves and stems
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 lime juice only
- 4 tomatoes large
- 1/4 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.
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Notes
- Be careful not to over process this salsa or it can turn into a tomato soup. This is especially true if you are using a powerful This is an affiliate link.blender. Just a few pulses are usually enough.
- You are in control of how spicy this salsa is! I like a little spicy, so use 1/2-1 chilli, depending on how big it is and what type of chilli. I wouldn't use less than 1/2 of a chilli, but you can definitely use more!
- Always give the salsa a taste test. Make sure there is enough of each ingredient and that the salsa has a good balance. It's easy to add more spice, garlic, salt and lime juice if needed.
- But remember that you don't want to over-blend the salsa, so check the taste before it is fully blended in case you need to add anything. If you need to add salt or lime juice, I recommend mixing these in by hand rather than using a blender.
Nutrition
Calories: 43kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 159mg | Potassium: 415mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1922IU | Vitamin C: 33mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 1mg