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jalapeños

🥗Healthier: serrano peppers

💰Cheaper: green bell peppers

Serrano peppers add similar heat, while green bell peppers are milder and more affordable.

cilantro

🥗Healthier: parsley

💰Cheaper: spinach

Parsley offers a fresh flavor, while spinach is a budget-friendly green.

Boil water in a pot and add 4 large tomatoes and 1 jalapeño.

Cook the tomatoes and jalapeño until soft, then remove them from the water.

In a separate pan, heat a comal and add 3 tomatoes, 1 jalapeño, 1/4 red onion, and 4 garlic cloves.

Cook the garlic until browned, then remove it before it burns.

Continue cooking the tomatoes and jalapeño until soft and the skin of the tomatoes starts to peel.

Mash the garlic in a molcajete, then add the jalapeño and salt, mashing gently.

Add the cooked tomatoes one at a time to the molcajete, pressing down to break them up.

Once mashed, mix in finely chopped onion and cilantro if desired, and taste for salt.

For the second salsa, blend 2 cooked tomatoes, 1 jalapeño, 2 garlic cloves, and the cooked onion with salt to taste, ensuring not to add too much liquid.

Blend until desired consistency is reached, then serve.

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