Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, Homemade Salsa Recipe (5 Minute Tomato Salsa) is a gluten-free, vegan Mexican, World appetizers, condiment made with simple everyday ingredients in about 5 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 5 minutes
- Cook time: Not specified
- Total time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 2
- Category: Appetizers, Condiment
- Cuisine: Mexican, World
Ingredients
- ¾ cup chopped tomatoes (or 2 medium-sized tomatoes)
- ⅓ cup chopped onions (or 1 medium sized onion)
- 1 teaspoon chopped green chillies (or serrano peppers or jalapeño)
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin ((cumin powder))
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper (or cayenne pepper or paprika or red chilli powder)
- salt (as required)
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice (or add as required)
- 2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves ((cilantro))
Method
Preparation
- Rinse and roughly chop the tomatoes, onion, green chillies and coriander leaves.
- If you want you can remove the seeds from the tomatoes as well as green chilies or serrano peppers.
Making salsa
- Transfer the chopped ingredients to a food processor.
- Add the ground spices and salt as required.
- Add 2 teaspoon lemon juice or more if you prefer a tangier salsa.
- Close the lid and process into a fine, slightly-chunky consistency. I recommend pulsing bit by bit to make sure you don’t over process.
Serving Suggestions
- Serve salsa immediately or refrigerate in a sealed container to enjoy later.
- Serve it with chips or crackers like nachos, pita crackers or tortilla chips.
- You can also use it as a zesty condiment on these Vegetarian Tacos, burritos, enchiladas, quesadillas, Mexican rice or any of your favorite Mexican-inspired dishes.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.
