EASY Homemade Salsa

                                             


This is my recipe for salsa and I'm sticking to it. 

Ingredients: 
  • 1 can of diced tomatoes
  • 1 can or rotel (or tomatoes with green chilis, same thing dude)
  • 1/2 a lemon, or lime (I love to use lime, but we always have lemons in the fridge, so it works too)
  • 1/2 an onion, chopped
  • 1 spoon of garlic (about the same as 2-3 cloves. I like to buy the minced garlic in EVOO at Aldi. Super easy)
  • About 1/2 of a bunch of cilantro (add more or less to satisfy your taste buddies)


How to:

You can pretty much mix up your ratios to make this salsa how you please, but I am begging you to not skip out on the lemon or lime juice. It will not taste the same. 

Simply add all of the ingredients to a blender, pulse a few times, and viola!

I think this salsa tastes best when it has been able to sit for 1-2 hours before eating, but it is still yummy, regardless!

During the summer when we have tomato & jalapeno plants, I definitely use fresh tomatoes instead of canned and add jalapeno rather than the can of rotel. Nothin' beats fresh salsa straight from the garden to your bowl!!! 

Pair this recipe with my homemade taco seasoning recipe here!

Enjoy!

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