Effortless Entertaining with 4 Ingredient Salsa Recipe
Best Homemade Salsa Recipe
Making fresh salsa doesn’t have to be complicated. With just 4 ingredients, you can make delicious fresh tomato salsa in just minutes. The best part with this recipe is you are in control of the spice level. You can spice up this salsa recipe or tone down, depending on your tastes.
Serve the salsa as a snack with tortilla chips. You can also serve on tacos, on burritos and enchiladas.
What Ingredients Are Used?
- Fresh tomatoes (Roma tomatoes are best) or canned tomatoes (diced)
- Medium onion
- Jalapeño pepper
- Chipolte seasoning
- Fresh cilantro (optional)
What Are the Best Tomatoes for Salsa Recipes?
- Fresh ripe tomatoes are needed to make a great homemade salsa.
- Roma tomatoes or plum tomatoes are best for their firm, fleshy texture.
- Cherry tomatoes can also be used if you want a sweeter and intense flavor.
- Regular tomatoes from the grocery store work as well, but are not as firm.
Do I Need to Use Fresh Tomatoes?
Fresh tomatoes definitely make a great salsa, but canned diced tomatoes work just as well. You can sometimes find diced tomatoes with cilantro or jalapeños and they work fine too. This recipe is flexible enough to use what you have on hand or available.
How to Make and Store Fresh Salsa
Fresh salsa is best made with a food processor so you can chop the ingredients finely. If you do not have a food processor, chopping the ingredients with a knife also works. You can store salsa in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 3-4 days. Homemade salsa can be made ahead of time and refrigerated for later use.
Isn’t This a Pico de Gallo Recipe?
Pico de gallo is a type of salsa. It is also made with chopped fresh tomatoes and onions. It also contains cilantro, lime juice and salt. It’s a fresh salsa that if refrigerated, it will keep up to 5 days.
How Can I Spice Up the Salsa?
You can add additional jalapeños or leave the seeds in versus taking them out. If that is not enough heat level you want, you can use other spicy peppers to raise the heat level. Use hot peppers like habanero or serrano for a kick of heat. You can also add a little cayenna pepper. Taste as you amp up the heat to make sure it’s to your liking. If you like a milder salsa, don’t include the jalapeño pepper seeds or remove the pepper entirely.
How Long Does Homemade Salsa Last?
Homemade salsa can be made ahead of time and refrigerated to use later. You can store salsa in the refrigerator up to 3-4 days in an airtight container.
Tips for Making Salsa
- Tomatoes should be ripe for the best flavor
- Don’t over-chop the onions and peppers to maintain salsa texture
- Play with flavors, adding fruits and different peppers
Can I Freeze Homemade Salsa?
Yes, your delicious fresh salsa can be frozen for future use. you will want to drain any access liquid from your salsa before freezing. The frozen salsa can be kept in the freezer up to six months, but it may lose it’s texture.
What Type of Onion for Salsa?
We have used red onion and yellow onion for this recipe and they both work well. Sweet onion also works well. Topping with green onions also would addition flavor to your salsa.
5-Minute Fresh Salsa Recipe with Just 4 Ingredients
Ingredients
To Make Salsa
- 1 medium onion or 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1 15 ounce can diced tomatoes can use 2 whole tomatoes
- 1 jalapeños pepper
- 1-2 tablespoon chipotle seasoning
To Make Chipotle Seasoning
- 3/4 Tablespoon paprika
- 3 Tablespoon ground cumin
- ½ Tablespoon garlic powder
- 3/4 Tablespoon chili powder
- 3/4 Tablespoon dried cilantro
- 1 2/3 Tablespoon onion powder
- 3/4 Tablespoon sugar
- 1 1/3 Tablespoon salt
Instructions
- In your food processor, start by chopping your hardest ingredients first. Cut your onion in half (after removing the ends) and quarter and place into chopper.
- Cut into a large chop size 1 inch in size.
- Cut your jalapeños pepper, remove the ends and remove the seeds (or leave in) depending on how spicy you want it. You can also put in part of the pepper.
- Add into the chopper and chop again until desired size of onions.
- Place into a bowl and add your seasoning (more seasoning if you want more spice) and diced tomatoes.
- If you are chopping a tomato too, it should be chopped last after removing the core and it should be cut in quarters.
- Allow the salsa to sit so the flavors infuse.
- This can be served as a side as chips and salsa or you can place on top of your tacos, nachos and buritos for additional flavor.
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