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Homemade Restaurant Style Salsa

Homemade Restaurant Style Salsa with a simple secret ingredient that sets it apart!

Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 12
Calories: 11 kcal
Course: Condiments
Cuisine: Mexican

Ingredients

  • 10 roma tomatoes
  • 1 cup fresh cilantro leaves (about 1 bunch of cilantro, tightly packed)
  • 1 Jalapeño deseeded*
  • 1 to 2 teaspoons Garlic Salt * (or to taste, start with 1 teaspoon if using the el pato salsa)
  • 4 green onions sliced
  • (1) .75 ounce can El Pato Salsa de Chile Fresco (optional)

Instructions

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  1. Combine the tomatoes (set aside 1 tomato for garnish on top), cilantro, jalapeno, and garlic salt in a blender or food processor. Set aside some tomato, cilantro, and green onion to hand chop to garnish the salsa.
  2. Stir in sliced green onions and el pato sauce.
  3. Taste and season accordingly. Start with 1 teaspoon of garlic salt and keep adding to taste. This recipe uses all fresh ingredients so the fresh tomatoes soak up the salt. If you don't use the canned el pato salsa, you will need to add more garlic salt to the recipe.
  4. Sprinkle the top with the hand chopped tomatoes, green onions, and cilantro to make it more chunky. Refrigerate the salsa for at least an hour to give time for flavors to develop.
  5. *May use 1/2 jalapeno if you want a mild salsa. Most of the heat is located in the seeds and inner membrane. Remove those for a mild flavor. If you like heat, add the entire jalapeno!

Notes

  • If you don't use the el pato sauce, you will need more garlic salt. We like to make the salsa has enough flavor so keep adding garlic salt to taste. If you use only the fresh ingredients, and not the canned salsa, you will need more garlic salt than listed on the recipe.

Nutrition Information

Calories 11kcal (1%) Carbohydrates 2g (1%) Sodium 197mg (8%) Potassium 140mg (4%) Sugar 1g (2%) Vitamin A 575IU (12%) Vitamin C 9.6mg (11%) Calcium 9mg (1%) Iron 0.2mg (1%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 11

% Daily Value*

Calories 11kcal 1%
Carbohydrates 2g 1%
Sodium 197mg 8%
Potassium 140mg 3%
Sugar 1g 2%
Vitamin A 575IU 12%
Vitamin C 9.6mg 11%
Calcium 9mg 1%
Iron 0.2mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.