The BEST Mexican Restaurant SALSA ROJA Recipe (+ the secret ingredient)

jalapeños

🥗Healthier: serrano peppers

💰Cheaper: banana peppers

Serrano peppers are lower in calories, while banana peppers are often less expensive.

cilantro

🥗Healthier: parsley

💰Cheaper: green onions

Parsley offers similar flavor with fewer calories, and green onions are often cheaper.

Sharpen knives and prepare ingredients.

Chop the onion in half and slice it to make it easier to blend.

Quarter the Roma tomatoes, cutting them into smaller pieces for blending.

Add a few of the quartered tomatoes to the blender.

Add a little bit of the liquid and some of the canned diced tomatoes to the blender.

Add 1 chipotle pepper in adobo to the blender.

Add 1 teaspoon of salt to the blender to create a liquid puree.

Pulse the blender to mix the ingredients until the salt dissolves.

Add the remaining tomatoes, the rest of the diced tomatoes, and the chopped onion to the blender.

Add the whole handful of cilantro to the blender.

Add one more chipotle pepper from the can to the blender.

Pulse the blender a little at a time, allowing it to settle before pulsing again until the desired consistency is reached.

Pour the salsa into a bowl and taste for seasoning, adjusting salt if necessary.

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