I can practically live on three foods…bean puree, corn tortilla chips, and my 5 Minute Mexican Restaurant Blender Salsa. Seriously, I hardly ever buy store-bought salsa since I started making this recipe years ago. If you have a blender or food processor…you’re halfway there.
5 Minute Mexican Restaurant Blender Salsa
Ok, I’ll be honest…my top choice for salsa is always fresh Pico de Gallo…but only when tomato season is jamming. When it’s not (which is much of the year), I need mah salsa fix in 5 minutes or less…with canned, diced tomatoes, like Rotel.
Tomato season or not, blender salsa always delivers. It’s super dependable…and super delish!
Here’s what I love about this recipe:
- Takes 5 minutes!
- Practically effortless…a couple chops and slices gets everything into blender, pulse, and done!
- Can be eaten immediately, but develops better flavor over a few days.
- Fulfills last-minute salsa cravings…like really last-minute!
- Money saver – have you paid attention to the price of canned salsa?!
- You control the salt…and sugar. Yes, some salsas are made with sugar. Why? Why? WHY?!
Here are the ingredients you’ll need for this simple recipe:
- canned diced tomatoes
- fresh cilantro
- red onion
- limes
- Serrano pepper
- fresh garlic
- salt
- pepper
- cumin
Here are the tools I use for this recipe:
- chef knife and cutting board
- rubber gloves (for seeding peppers)
- garlic press
- food processor
- airtight container
Other easy Mexican recipes:
If you’re gonna make this salsa, might as well make my Chipotle Copycat Cilantro Lime Brown Rice recipe. Takes a whole 10 minutes as long as you start with cooked rice. Also, you can serve this salsa, with the dressing, on my Meatless Burrito Bowls recipe. It’s super easy, and perfect for lunch or dinner.
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Yields 4 cups
Use a blender OR food processor to blend canned diced tomatoes, cilantro, Serrano pepper, garlic, onion, and limes for this restaurant-style favorite!
5 minPrep Time
5 minTotal Time
Save RecipeIngredients
- 2 15-oz cans Diced Tomatoes (do not drain)
- 1 handful Cilantro
- 1/2 cup Red Onion (roughly chopped)
- 2 Limes (juiced with pulp)
- 1-2 Serrano Peppers (seeded; roughly chopped)
- 1 clove Garlic (finely grated)
- 1/4 tsp Cumin
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Place TOMATOES and their juice, CILANTRO, ONION, LIME, SERRANO PEPPER, GARLIC, and CUMIN in a food processor or blender.
- Pulse until blended into salsa; add SALT and PEPPER to taste.
- Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Traci Antonovich
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