Canned Tomato Salsa
This easy canned tomato salsa is loaded with bold, fresh flavours and takes just 5 minutes to throw together. No cooking or roasting required.
Servings: 8
Calories: 56kcal
Ingredients
- 1200 grams canned tomatoes 3 x 400 gram cans diced or whole tomatoes
- 1 small red onion chopped
- 1-2 jalapeno chillies roughly chopped and seeds removed. Or use less, to taste.
- juice from one lime or use more or less, to taste.
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 garlic cloves raw or roasted, peeled. Roughly chopped.
- 1 teaspoon salt table salt
- ⅓ cup fresh coriander cilantro, roughly chopped
Instructions
- Use a sieve to drain the excess liquid from the canned tomatoes.
- Add all of the ingredients together in a food processor and blend in short pulses until all of the ingredients are combined, but the salsa is still chunky. Pulse until you reach your desired consistency. Avoid over blending, as the salsa should still have some lumps and texture.
- Chill in the fridge until ready to serve.
Notes
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- Use a sieve to drain some excess liquid from the canned tomatoes before adding them to the food processor. Too much liquid will make the salsa watery.
- Don't have a food processor? Very finely chop the fresh ingredients and stir them through some diced tomatoes.
- Pulse the food processor until you reach your desired consistency. For a chunkier texture, use short pulses to combine and stop before it becomes too smooth; we want chunks for texture.
- The recipe can be multiplied. This recipe makes about 4 cups and can be easily multiplied for more.
- Adjust the flavours to suit your tastes. Once blended, taste the salsa and add extra lime juice, salt or chilli to taste.
- To make mild salsa, omit the jalapeno entirely or add less, to taste. For a spicier salsa, include the chilli seeds as well. You can also add a little hot sauce or chilli powder for more spice.
- Storage; keep it in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 4-5 days.
- Please note that the nutrition information is based on the salsa being divided into 8 serves. The nutritional information is an estimate only and does not take into account any additional toppings or sides served with the salsa.
- This recipe is made using Australian cups and spoon measurements. Any reference to cups or spoons in this recipe is in Australian metric. Due to cup sizes varying from country to country, I advise adjusting if necessary.
Nutrition
Calories: 56kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 490mg | Potassium: 475mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 390IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 59mg | Iron: 2mg