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Roasted Jalapeño Salsa Recipe
Intensely flavored pan-roasted jalapeño salsa which packs some heat. The peppery flavor of the jalapeños is front and center and enhanced by onion, garlic, cilantro, and lime juice. It's easy to make and a great addition to your salsa repertoire.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 2 cups
Calories: 43 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 9 large jalapeno peppers
- ½ large white onion
- 3 cloves garlic
- 12 sprigs of cilantro
- Juice of 2 limes
- 1 tsp. salt + to taste salt
- 2 tbsp. cooking oil
Instructions
Roasting and Blending
- Heat a dry pan to medium-hot and add the jalapeños, onion, and garlic.
- Cook until the peppers are completely blackened, about 20 minutes. Remove from the pan.
- Cut the stems off of the jalapeños and place them in your blender.
- Remove the garlic cloves from their husks and add to your blender.
- Add the onion and cilantro, ¼ cup of water, lime juice, and 1 tsp. salt.
- Blend for 30 seconds.
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"Seasoning the Salsa"
- Heat 2 tablespoon of cooking oil to medium-hot in the same pan that you roasted the jalapeños.
- Pour the blended salsa into the hot oil. This step is called "seasoning" the salsa.
Cooking the Salsa
- After 1 minute in the hot oil, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes. This deepens and intensifies the flavor.
- After 15 minutes, take and adjust the salt if needed.
Notes
- Oven Roasting the Peppers
- You can also oven roast the jalapeños. Place them on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil and then cook them for approximately 30 minutes turning once.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1/4 cup
Calories
43kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
3g
(1%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Sodium
50mg
(2%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 43
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1/4 cup | |
| Calories | 43kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 3g | 1% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Sodium | 50mg | 2% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.