5 Minute Restaurant Style Salsa Recipe

jalapeño

🥗Healthier: serrano

💰Cheaper: green bell pepper

Serrano offers similar heat with fewer calories, while green bell pepper is milder and more affordable.

cilantro

🥗Healthier: parsley

💰Cheaper: spinach

Parsley provides a fresh taste, while spinach adds nutrients at a lower cost.

Rough chop 1/4 red onion and add to the blender.

Add 28 oz can of whole tomatoes, strained, to the blender.

Add 10 oz can of fire roasted Rotel tomatoes, strained, to the blender.

Add a clove worth of garlic powder and some chopped garlic to the blender.

Add 1/4 teaspoon cumin to the mixture.

Squeeze juice from 1/2 lime into the blender.

Rough chop half a bundle of cilantro and add to the blender.

Add 1/4 teaspoon salt to the mixture.

Pulse the blender until desired consistency is reached, checking for chunkiness.

Taste the salsa and adjust salt if necessary.

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