Restaurant Style Salsa

We’re at the end of June, and the veggies and herbs are a-poppin’! We’ve got scallions, greens, and carrots from the CSA. We’ve got mountains of parsley, tarragon, oregano, and thyme in the backyard too. So, it feels like summer has sprung.

But, we’re miles away from tomato season. Or at least it feels that way.

And that’s why when I’m craving homemade salsa, I still reach for the cans of diced tomatoes on the shelf.

Restaurant style salsa isn’t a crutch to get through until tomato season, it’s remarkably delicious and it needs only a handful of ingredients.

The only things you need are:

• A can of fire roasted canned tomatoes
• Onion
• Jalapeno
• Cilantro
• Lime
• Salt

And a secret ingredient that boggles my best buddy’s mind. So much so that she texted me the other night in sheer panic.

“We’re making your restaurant style salsa for dinner, and Mark says you told him that you put Worcestershire sauce in it?!?”

“Yup. It’s gotta have a dash of Worcestershire sauce.”

“But you don’t put that in pico, do you?”

“Nope.”

“Why not?”

And then I was a little stymied. Why do I use Worcestershire sauce in the salsa but not pico?

And I guess it’s because pico is all about really fresh flavors that jump up and down in your mouth. Whereas the restaurant style salsa has more nuance and subtlety. It still tastes fresh and clean, but it’s more about how the ingredients come together in the end when they’re blended.

So, when you’re looking for an easy salsa that literally comes together in less than five minutes with barely any knifework, grab a can of tomatoes.

You’re going to be madly in love with it!

What to serve this salsa with:

Vegetarian Jalapeno Poppers

Chicken Street Tacos

Baby Hasselback Potatoes with Cheddar and Bacon

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Restuarant Style Salsa

With just a handful of (mostly) pantry ingredients you can have an insanely delicious salsa in about 5 minutes!

Course Appetizer

Keyword Restaurant style salsa

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Total Time 5 minutes minutes

Ingredients

• 1 14.5 oz. can diced fire roasted tomatoes
• 1/2 cup roughly chopped yellow onion
• 1/2 large jalapeno, deseeded, deveined, and roughly chopped
• 1/4 cup roughly chopped cilantro
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 dash Worcestershire sauce

Instructions

• Place all of the ingredients in a high powered blender ormini-food processor.

  Process to desired consistency.

  Store in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.