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Fresh Tomato Salsa

Monica
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 1 cup

Ingredients
  

  • 1 jalapeno pepper
  • 1 serrano pepper
  • 1/4 yellow onion in thick slices
  • 4 garlic cloves skin on
  • 3 medium to large Roma tomatoes rough chopped (about 2 cups)
  • 1/4 cup cilantro
  • 1/2 lime juiced
  • 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt or to taste Don't be shy with the salt, it makes a world of difference!

Instructions
 

  • Throw first four ingredients into a nonstick or cast iron pan set on medium. Cook for 5-10 minutes or until peppers have nice char marks. You may need to pull the onions before the peppers are done, but definitely leave the garlic until the end. Turn everything once to char evenly.
  • Let peppers and garlic cool enough to cut stems from peppers and remove the skins from the garlic. Roughly chop and toss into the blender with the cilantro and tomatoes. Blend to a consistency that you like and add the lime juice and salt. Blend slowly just to combine and taste for additional salt if necessary. (I always taste it with a tortilla chip to get the flavor of the finished salsa as I will serve it)
  • If chips aren't very salty, I always add a little more salt to the salsa. Pour into a serving dish and ENJOY!