How To Make Authentic Mexican Salsa

jalapeños

🥗Healthier: bell peppers

💰Cheaper: banana peppers

Bell peppers offer a milder flavor while being more accessible.

cilantro

🥗Healthier: parsley

💰Cheaper: spinach

Parsley provides a similar freshness, while spinach is more affordable.

lime juice

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lemon juice offers a similar acidity, and vinegar is often cheaper.

Remove the stem and core from the tomatoes and cut them into quarters.

Chop the onion roughly and add it to the blender.

Peel and roughly chop the garlic, then add it to the blender.

Rinse the pimon pepper, leave the seeds in, and add it to the blender.

Roll the lime to get the juices flowing, then slice it and set it aside.

Roughly chop a handful of cilantro, including stems, and add it to the blender.

Pulse the mixture in the blender until chunky.

Add about 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar and the juice of half a lime to the mixture.

Add a little salt, about 1 teaspoon of ground cumin, and 0.5 teaspoon of smoked paprika to the blender.

Blend the mixture again and taste it, adjusting seasoning as necessary with more jalapeno, salt, and pepper.

Blend one last time before serving.

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