This homemade salsa recipe is absolutely delicious and very easy to make. Perfect to eat with tortilla chips, tacos or even on top of fish.
Who doesn't like salsa with tortilla chips?
Nothing beats the taste of homemade salsa. It's bright, flavorful, and takes just minutes to prepare with simple ingredients you may already have in your kitchen. Whether you're serving it with tortilla chips, tacos, burritos, grilled fish, or chicken, this easy homemade salsa recipe is always a crowd favorite. The best part? You can easily customize the spice level to suit your taste.
Why You'll Love This Homemade Salsa
- Ready in 5 minutes
- Easily adjustable from mild to spicy
- Made with simple pantry ingredients
- Perfect for parties, game day, or taco night
Ingredients You'll Need
The printable recipe card with exact amounts and directions to make this homemade salsa recipe is below.
Tomatoes: I like to use canned tomatoes to make this salsa, but you can use fresh roma or plum tomatoes to make it.
Spices: ground cumin, sugar, oregano and salt.
Vegetables: Onion and garlic. You can use red onion if you prefer.
Cilantro: adds a delicious and fresh flavor to salsa.
Limes: Fresh lime juice adds fresh and tangy flavor to the recipe.
Jalapeño: You can control the heat by adding less jalapeño if you prefer or removing the seeds.
How to Make Salsa
- Add all the ingredients to a food processor or blender.
- Pulse several times until the salsa has your desired consistency.
- Taste and adjust salt and jalapeño as needed.
- Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving to allow the flavors to develop.
What to Serve with Homemade Salsa
I usually like to eat my salsa with tortilla chips. I have to confess it's addictive!
But this salsa is also delicious with tacos, flautas, burritos and quesadillas.
How to Store Homemade Salsa
Store the salsa in a glass container with a lid in the refrigerator for up to 6 days. Stir well before serving.
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Homemade Salsa Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 28 oz can whole tomatoes
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- 2 garlic cloves
- ⅓ cup onion
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
- ⅓ cup fresh cilantro
- 2 limes
- 1 jalapeño pepper
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients in the food processor and process until smooth.
- Adjust the seasoning and chill until ready to serve.
Trina
Hi- I love this recipe and use it often. Do you know if this would be suitable for canning?
Erica Dinho
I don't know a lot about canning!Sorry 🙂
Elizabeth Amparan
Hello Erica, I live in Belgium and have tried some of your lovely recipes on my Belgium husband and he loves everything I have made so far. Thank you!!!
Question: I want to make your Red Tomato Salsa but I do not fine tomatillos here or fresh jalapenos (only pickeled). What other alternatives do you have? for the tomatillos, etc.
Erica
Elizabeth- Just omit the tomatillos!
loire
wow♥ looks stunning
Kim
This was absolutely delicious, but spicy! We love spicy food, so we loved it. Thank you for the recipe.
Erica
Thank you all for the lovely comments 😉
Faith
There's nothing better than homemade salsa...it's so fresh and bright! Your recipe looks incredible!
Soma
I am with you in salsa and chips. This looks gorgeous!! Slurp.
Angie
I'll definitely try this recipe, I had tried to do homemade salsa once before, but it didn't turn out well. I know the sugar and vinegar will make this recipe perfect. Thanks for this great recipe!
Norma
There is nothing like fresh home made SALSA!
Eica: where is my margarita
Barbara
You're right, Erica, everyone loves a good salsa!
Yours is a nice spicy one too!
Gera @ SweetsFoodsBlog
A classic that fits wonderful with nachos and if it is spicy better too 🙂
Cheers,
Gera
Ivy
Sounds great! There's nothing like a good homemade salsa.
peanutts
Hi!, yumm I love tomato salsa , but i used to think they made it with fresh tomatoes, now can try with canned ones next time I make it
danielle
Ive never put oregano or vinegar in my salsa...I'll have to give those a try! Your salsa looks fantastic...such a bright color
Erika from The Pastry Chef At Home
Love Salsa (how can I be Mexican and NOT love salsa?
Love tortilla chips (ditto)
Love the blue corn chips you chose to photograph. They're so much tastier (in my opinion anyway) than the yellow corn ones!
Joy
Thankyou! This is a recipe for me!