Get your tortilla chips ready! Fresh Roma tomatoes, cilantro & lime create an easy, bright, restaurant-style salsa that you can enjoy any time. This simple homemade salsa recipe also makes a perfect topping for your favorite enchiladas, tacos or Tex Mex casseroles!
The Engineer and I first fell in love with fresh salsa at a little dive we happened upon in Taos, New Mexico. If you’ve been following long, you know that he loves to drag me into every hole in the wall place he can find. For him, the more hole in the wall the better. And he’s not often wrong. His love for local flavor has been the source for most of our favorite recipes/dishes!
And this fresh tomato salsa recipe with cilantro and lime is the result of one those delicious local discoveries. There are no canned tomatoes here! Only gorgeously bright and fresh fruit and veggies. There have been years that we’ve planted a garden just so that we can make this salsa. It’s just that good!
How To Make Your Salsa Hotter (or Milder)
- The membrane that holds the seeds of a jalapeno or other hot pepper is where the heat of the pepper comes from. How much membrane you leave in the pepper will determine the heat of your salsa.
- Usually, shorter peppers are hotter than longer ones.
- Canned diced green chiles can be substituted for fresh jalapenos to make a 100% mild salsa. Just drain the chiles before adding them to your salsa.
What You Need To Make Fresh Cilantro Lime Salsa
- Roma tomatoes
- yellow onion
- jalapenos
- cilantro
- lime
- vinegar
- garlic
- salt
- sugar
- chili powder
Cooking With Cilantro : How to Use Cilantro in Salsa
FAQ
Should I put cilantro in my salsa?
What gives salsa more flavor?
Can you can salsa with cilantro in it?
What cuts the taste of cilantro?
Why is there no cilantro in salsa?
If the recipe is made in the United Kingdom, the term cilantro doesn’t exist because they use coriander to refer to the herb. To add more flavor, you need to add cumin, salt, and white pepper into the salsa mix. Cumin provides an earthy, spicy flavor with hints of lemon and bitter flavors.
What are the benefits of cilantro?
Cilantro also known as coriander is an annual herb in the family Apiaceae. All parts of the plant are edible including the fresh leaves and the dried seeds which can be used in cooking. The herb contains antioxidants which have been researched to provide health benefits in the form of reducing the risk of heart disease, diabetes, inflammation caused by obesity, seizure severity, raising energy levels, healthy hair, and skin.
Does cilantro add juice to salsa?
Cilantro adds a fresh herb boost and the leaves add bulk to the salsa. This salsa isn’t saucy or wet. The lime adds a little juice, but it’s almost like pico de gallo as far as being a nice fresh topping without the sauce. Here are some helpful tips and instructions. • Wash and dry the cilantro.
How do you make a cilantro salsa?
Peel a garlic clove, rinse and drain cilantro, leaves and thin stems only. Add tomatoes, onion chunks, garlic and cilantro to the blender jar. If using a jalapeno, add that as well. Squeeze in about a tablespoon of lime juice (roughly 1 medium sized lime). Add salt and ground cumin to the blender.