One of my favorite group of bloggers are sharing our favorite game day appetizer recipes just in time for the Super Bowl and this homemade salsa is my very favorite game day snack.
If you have never made homemade salsa, you really need to! It is so much better than the stuff in the jar! You can make this recipe with canned tomatoes, but in my opinion, fresh tomatoes are the way to go. My husband and I say that we are salsa snobs. We visit some restaurants just for the salsa. I know what certain restaurants use in their recipes that I like. So I played around with the ingredients until I came up with a recipe of my own that was exactly what I want my salsa to be. My favorite restaurant adds chopped cucumber in their recipe so I have some on hand, I will add it to this recipe.
When I have this homemade salsa in my fridge, I can’t wait to get home to eat it. In fact, I planned on taking more pictures of my salsa, but I couldn’t because I started eating it.
You can make this in a food processor but if you want chunky salsa, chop your tomatoes by hand and add the tomatoes directly into the salsa after processing.
Tip: To easily peel the tomatoes, drop the tomato into a pot of boiling water for 30 seconds or when the skin begins to peel away. Take the tomatoes out, remove the skins and place in a colander to drain.
- 6 large tomatoes, peeled and chopped
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 large green bell pepper
- 4 cloves of chopped garlic
- 1 Tablespoon jalapenos
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh cilantro
- juice of one lime
- Dice tomatoes, peppers, and onion, Mix all ingredients together in a bowl. Store in refrigerator until ready to serve.
- You made need to add more salt. I have found that if my chips are not very salty, the salsa will need a little more salt.
You are so right Sherry! Homemade salsa is the best, and it doesn’t last long around here. My husband teases me and tells people that i drink it because i gobble it up so quick. I like mine spicy so i add two jalapeños, seeds and all.
Couldn’t agree with you more Sherry! When it’s homemade it’s the best! So much more flavour! This yummy recipe will not last long in our house for sure!!
You are so right about making your own versus the jar version. It just tastes so much cleaner.
I will have to give your recipe a try.
Sherry I’ve made homemade salsa before but with no recipe…just winged it. Can’t wait to give this a try. Salsa SNOB…bahaha!
In the last city I lived in there was a little shop that specialized in fresh salsa… delish.
I have never bothered to make my own, I shall try it. Pinning, thanks for sharing. I am loving this round up or recipes.