This simple homemade Salsa Roja recipe is the quintessential Mexican salsa! It’s perfect for burritos, tortillas, tacos and so much more! I like my salsa a little chunky, but a lot of Mexican restaurants serve their Salsa Roja quite smooth. If that’s your preference, cook the vegetables until soft and puree them smoother at the end.
This recipe is perfect if you grow your own tomatoes, what could be better than picking fresh tomatoes and transforming them into a delicious super-fresh dish?
If you prefer mild salsa: Use poblano peppers or canned diced green chile peppers. Poblano peppers widely available fresh in the US and are available dried in other countries too.For medium salsa: Use Anaheim, Red Chile Peppers, or Jalapeño peppers.If you like salsa super hot: use Serrano, scotch bonnet, or Habanero peppers for the ultimate spicy kick.
Step by Step Instructions
Arrange the tomatoes, garlic, onion, and peppers on a foil-covered baking sheet and drizzle with oil. Place under the broiler for around 12 minutes until lightly charred. Place the broiled vegetables into a blender. Add the cilantro. Season with salt and pepper Add the ground cumin, olive oil, chili powder and lime juice. Blend until your desired consistency. Season to taste. Serve and enjoy! Erren’s Kitchen is written and produced for informational intentions only. We are not certified nutritionists, and the nutritional information found on this site has not been assessed or authorized by a nutritionist or the FDA. The nutritional information found in our recipes is offered as an estimate and should not be considered a guarantee or fact. The estimated data is provided as a courtesy and calculated through a third-party online nutritional calculator, spoonacular API. Although we do our best to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures should be considered rough estimates. Many factors, such as brands or products purchased and the nutritional fluctuations that naturally occur in fresh produce, can alter the effectiveness of the nutritional information in any recipe. Furthermore, various online calculators provide different results depending on their particular algorithms and nutrition fact sources. To obtain the most precise nutritional information in a provided recipe, you should calculate the nutritional information with the exact ingredients you are using when preparing the recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.
