Spicy Fire-Roasted Salsa
We had friends over for dinner, and they requested Mexican food, so I made this spicy fire-roasted salsa recipe to serve with tortilla chips, chicken tacos, spicy pinto beans, and Mexican rice. I started out using one jalapeno, but it didn’t have a strong enough spice (they turned out to be mild peppers), so I added another pepper. I loved the richness the roasted tomatoes gave to this salsa, and I thought the tang from the lime was great.
Spicy Fire-Roasted Salsa
Ingredients:
- 2 (15-oz) cans of diced fire-roasted tomatoes
- ½ cup of cilantro, chopped
- 4 green onions, chopped
- 1-2 cloves of garlic, chopped
- Juice from ½ lime
- 1-2 jalapenos, chopped
- ¼ tsp cumin
- ¼ tsp oregano
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
How to Make Spicy Fire-Roasted Salsa:
Pour the tomatoes into a large bowl.
Add the chopped cilantro, green onions, garlic, lime juice, and jalapeno.
Toss in the cumin and oregano, then season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste.
Blend using an immersion blender or blender until thoroughly combined. Taste, then add more jalapeno or seasoning if needed.
Cover and set aside for at least 30-60 minutes to allow the flavors time to mingle.
Serve with chips, tacos, tostadas, eggs, or any of your favorite Mexican dishes. Enjoy.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 15-oz cans of diced fire-roasted tomatoes
- ½ cup of cilantro chopped
- 4 green onions chopped
- 1-2 cloves of garlic chopped
- Juice from 1/2 lime
- 1-2 jalapenos chopped, to taste
- ¼ tsp cumin
- ¼ tsp oregano
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
Instructions
- Pour the tomatoes into a large bowl.
- Add the chopped cilantro, green onions, garlic, lime juice, and jalapeno.
- Toss in the cumin and oregano, then season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste.
- Blend using an immersion blender or blender until thoroughly combined. Taste, then add more jalapeno or seasoning if needed.
- Cover and set aside for at least 30-60 minutes to allow the flavors time to mingle.
- Serve with chips, tacos, tostadas, eggs, or any of your favorite Mexican dishes. Enjoy.
MMM, this looks delicious! Mexican food is some of my favorite and I have a slow cooked chicken taco dinner I’m planning this week, this salsa would be a great side with chips. Thanks!
I love salsa! Didn’t realize it’s so easy to make. Pinning it so I’ll remember I have the recipe. Thanks Pam!
My husband would love this! The hotter, the better for him. Me, not so much. I am a bit of a wimp with spicy foods! But I love salsa!!!
xo Kris
Jason would love this! Although I’m sure I’ll have to add a couple more jalapeños – Jason is a spicy food fanatic!
We love hot and spicy so this will become very popular in this house. Thanks. Have a good day. Diane
Oooohhh.. that salsa looks perfect!!! And isn’t it interesting how one jalapeno may blow your head off it’s so hot and others are like eating green peppers!! I like the surprise factor! lol
I can’t believe I’ve never thought to make salsa with roasted tomatoes before! Such a no-brainer awesome idea.
Delicious!!!!!
Looks and sounds very good Pam. When I’m trying to add heat to something, I find small additions of ground cayenne followed by a little rest time before the next one works well, as all it does is add heat.
mmmm, it’s been a long time since i had a good serving of chips and salsa, this looks delicious!
It is so much fun to “play” with salsas! Using fire-roasted tomatoes is a great idea!
Who’d have believed that a girl from Idaho would be the Mexican Food Queen of Portland? Looks good, Pam.
Pam…do you mind telling us how you prepare the jalapenos for this? I get confused sometimes on whether chopped means the whole thing chopped or first removing the seeds and ribs and then chopping.
Christine,
I just removed the stem and chopped the remaining jalapeno into chunks then threw it all in the bowl. The immersion blender will chopped it up finely.
Cheers,
Pam
Did you see the me purusing the Internet for salsa recipes today? You read my mind!
I love the deep rich color of this salsa. And it really sounds delicious.
I would lick the bowl clean!
This would go really fast at my house. I love that deep red color and all the yummy ingredients you’ve got in this salsa!
I love using those canned fire roasted tomatoes. I will have to give this a try, we love salsa in this house.
I’m so happy you posted this. I know it’s weird but I hate chunky salsa. This looks exactly like what I’ve been searching for. I’m going to make it super hot! Thanks so much, Pam!
I have that same platter, love it with it’s cute peppers.
o I love it love it …. this is the best tasting salsa ever lol
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Can you can this salsa?
I’ve never tried canning so I am not sure but I think it would be okay.
Pam