5 Minute Resturant-Style Blender Salsa
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The quickest, most delicious blender salsa recipe ever. This restaurant-style blender salsa takes just 5 minutes to whip up, and it’s so so good. Serve it with chips or use it anywhere salsa is called for. Everyone is going to LOVE this!
I have a confession to make.
I have a borderline inappropriate love for salsa. There; I said it.
Promise, if there is a will, there is a way. I will sneak salsa into almost ANYTHING. Okay, not like dessert or anything, because that’s just weird. But pretty much everything else. I’ve used it as dressing on a salad. Healthier, and so much tastier than salad dressing. And just plain old, gosh-darn good. I almost always have to have blender salsa with scrambled eggs in the morning — yuh huh.
I scramble the eggs up in a skillet. Then toss in some crushed up tortilla chips (just like a tablespoon or two or three) and some cheese and let it all melt. Put all of that on a warm tortilla and top with a couple of tablespoons of homemade blender salsa. That’s it. <– It’s basically migas shoved into tortillas. You’ve got to try it. It is seriously the best breakfast taco of your life. If I could, I would eat this for every meal of the day.
No joke!
Making homemade salsa isn’t tricky; however, if you’re like me and like a nicely balanced red salsa, it’s important to get the proportions right. Like any other recipe, making salsa is all about balance. Too much lime juice and it’s too tart, too many spices and you can’t taste the tomatoes. Too much garlic, and you would be scaring away an army of vampires for life.
But salsa isn’t the only thing I love whipping up quickly. Homemade Pico de Gallo (recipe coming soon), salsa verde, slow cooker queso, chili cheese dip, and guacamole salsa are just some of the other homemade dips I like to add to my Cinco de Mayo menu or Saturday nights for game night.
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO MAKE 5-MINUTE BLENDER SALSA
- tomatoes
- Jalapeños
- Lime juice
- White onions
- Cilantro
- Diced green chilies
- Garlic
- Sugar/ salt
- Spices
HOW TO MAKE 5-MINUTE BLENDER SALSA
Making blender salsa is the easiest thing ever!
- You don’t have to mince any veggies; just a rough chop does the trick.
- Toss it all into the blender along with the spices and pulse until the veggies breakdown.
WHAT TYPE OF TOMATOES WORK BEST FOR THIS BLENDER SALSA RECIPE?
I prefer to use diced fire-roasted canned tomatoes. I know that not everyone loves the taste of canned tomatoes, but I find that the canned tomatoes have that perfect texture for a good homemade salsa. You’re welcome to use fresh tomatoes and then grill them on your own or roast them in the oven. However, I find that using fresh tomatoes doesn’t yield that same taste and texture for me as the canned tomatoes, but it’s an option if you’d like to use it.
DO YOU DRAIN THE TOMATOES BEFORE MAKING BLENDER SALSA?
It’s entirely up to you. If you prefer a more liquidy salsa, I suggest using one can undrained and then draining the other can. I prefer a thicker salsa, one that won’t make my chip soggy, so I like draining both cans of tomatoes (and even the diced green chilies) before adding them to the blender.
CAN YOU MAKE BLENDER SALSA IN THE FOOD PROCESSOR?
Yes, you can! If you don’t have a blender, don’t worry, this is just as easy to make in your food processor. Just add all the ingredients into the food processor and be sure to use the pulse setting. That way, you get to control the texture.
TIPS FOR THE BEST BLENDER SALSA:
- Make sure all your ingredients are fresh! Check the expiration date on your cumin, oregano, and chili powder if you don’t cook with these spices often! Trust me; it makes a big difference in terms of flavor.
- Pulse the salsa, don’t puree. So important I had to say it twice! Pulsing creates that perfectly minced texture without causing the salsa to turn into picante sauce!
- Let it chill. I learned this when I was testing my Pico de Gallo recipe. The tomatoes need a chance to hang out with the salt, onions, and garlic to make the most flavorful salsa! Ten minutes does the trick, 20-30 minutes is even better!
Other recipes that I love to make for Cinco de Mayo or when I’m making blender salsa:
- elotes (Mexican street corn)
- chicken tortilla soup
- Mexican street corn salad
- Mexican shrimp stuffed avocados
- Street corn chicken tacos
- Chicken Carnitas
- Mexican fruit salad
- Black bean soup
- Homemade taco seasoning
- The best fajitas
- Chicken street tacos
- Sopapilla cheesecake bars
- Mexican chili
Original blender salsa recipe shared April 2015, updated April 2019 with new pictures.
5-Minute Restaurant-Style Blender Salsa
The quickest, most delicious blender salsa recipe ever. This restaurant style salsa takes just 5 minutes to whip up and it's so so good. Serve it with chips or use it anywhere salsa is called for. Everyone is going to LOVE this!
Ingredients
- 1 (28-ounce) can fire roasted tomatoes, drained for a chunkier salsa
- 1 jalapeño, ribs and seeds removed
- 1 lime, juiced (2 ½ - 3 tablespoons)
- 1 small white onion, cut into chunks
- ½ bunch fresh cilantro
- 1 (4-ounce) can diced green chilies, drained
- 3 cloves fresh garlic
- 2 teaspoons sugar (use less or omit if you wish)
- 1½ teaspoon cumin powder
- ½ teaspoon EACH: salt, oregano, AND chili powder (omit for milder salsa)
Instructions
- Pulse ingredients together in a food processor or blender until you reach desired consistency. Adjust seasonings to taste. Allow the salsa to sit for 10-30 minutes before serving.
Notes
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Serve fire roasted salsa fresh from the blender or place in a sealed container and refrigerate for up to 3 days. I love storing it in my weck jars (affiliate link.)
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Make sure to purchase fire roasted tomatoes that do not contain any seasonings. Some stores sell 'salsa style' fire roasted tomatoes. Those already contain salt and that's why I've listed only ½ teaspoon. If you'res doesn't contain salt, feel free to up the salt to your taste!
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24 Comments on “5 Minute Resturant-Style Blender Salsa”
Thank you, Thank you, thank you for putting measurements along with the amounts. It helps so much-my lime might be 2 times as big (or little) as yours.
Yes, I totally get it! Hope you enjoy the salsa 🙂
This salsa looks amazing! I didn’t know it was so easy to prepare. I am going to try this. Thanks for sharing!
This salsa looks so good and delicious with chips! I will be making this for our movie night
This salsa recipe is simple and oh so good! Thanks for sharing.
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Fran Hadley, RD, LDN, CDE
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Can I just use fresh tomatoes?
I find that fresh tomatoes don’t lend that same tomato flavor in this recipe, unfortunately. For best results, I suggest canned.
This recipe is SO good!! I too, am a salsa snob and this is the best salsa! I’ll never buy salsa again! Can it last longer than 3 day?
It tasted so good. I’ll be making this again.
So yummy!! Just added a couple more jalapeños because our family loves spicy salsa. Thank you for the easy and delicious recipe!!
Now I have to say, canned chilies, NO. And the Chili Powder I use is Home made with Smoked, Dried, crushed Serrano peppers as the base pepper. But I do Love a Medium Salsa over Scrambled eggs. And Melted cheese and salsa on corn chip is pure heaven. I have put Salsa on chicken burgers and I have a delicious recipe for Salsa Steak. For the fire roasted tomatoes, I will just through a half dozen tomatoes that have been cut in half on Charcoal BBQ the next time I throw a steak on the Barby
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Just found your page. Amazing. I live in Norway and we cant get a lot of ingredients that are available in the USA. Im wondering what is a substitute for fire roasted tomatoes and canned green chiles? Thank you.
Hi Bonnie, you can replace the ‘fire roasted tomatoes’ with any kind of canned diced tomatoes. The green chilies can be replaced with any fresh mild green chili. Usually the larger the chili is in size, the milder it’ll be. Hope you enjoy the salsa! 🙂
It was very good but I will back way off on the cilantro next time.
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So good! Thanks for the recipe. I linked it at strongestyou.blogspot.com
sounds yummy, will have to try this
Wow, this salsa is AMAZING! I made it for my husband and he is addicted to it, he even made it for the guys he works with at the firehouse. Thank you so much for sharing 🙂