Restaurant Style Salsa

Side view of a bowl of salsa in a white bowl with chip around the bowl on a gray plate.

Restaurant Style Salsa is so simple to make and it's amazing how it tastes just like what you would get at your favorite Mexican restaurant. Serve it with your favorite tortilla chips or serve it with any dish that you would serve salsa with.

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Course: Dips

Cuisine: American, Mexican

Keyword: Restaurant Style Salsa,

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 4 24

Servings: servings

Calories: 28kcal

Author: Dawn

Ingredients

5 cups tomatoes peeled and cored (about 3 pounds 6 medium tomatoes)
1 large green pepper
1 large onion
2 large jalapeno peppers
6 ounces tomato paste
1 teaspoon cumin
1 1/2 teaspoons Kosher salt
2 tablespoons sugar
juice from one lime
Small bunch cilantro or more if desired

Instructions

Cut the tomatoes, green pepper, onion, and jalapeno peppers and add to the slow cooker.
Add the tomato paste, cumin, Kosher salt, sugar, and juice from the lime mix together
Cook for 3 to 4 hours on high or 5 to 6 on low. Once the ingredients have been cooked use an immersible blender and blend the vegetables until well blended.
Continue to cook after the salsa has been blended for another 30 minutes uncovered.
Once the salsa is done cooking, place in a large airtight container and cool. Refrigerator until chilled before serving.

Notes

Make sure to peel and core the tomatoes.
Roughly chop the vegetables, no need to chop them into small pieces
An immersible blender works well for blending the salsa.
Chill the salsa in the refrigerator until cold before serving.
The salsa can be made the day before you serve it.
Store in an airtight container for up to a week.

Nutrition information is an estimate and may vary with brands of ingredients used.

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