Homemade Salsa using canned tomatoes!

SaraFish's Note:

Easy and so delicious! Tastier and fresher than store bought. No preservatives but lasts in the fridge a long time. You control the heat and the sodium. Fat free, low calorie and vegan too!

• Total Time: 10 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 3 cups

• 1 ½ cans canned tomatoes with juice
• 3 fresh jalapeno peppers , chopped
• 1 small onion , chopped
• 1 lime, juice of
• 2 cloves garlic , peeled
• ¼ cup snipped fresh parsley
• 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• 3 dashes Tabasco sauce

Directions:

1. Process in food processor or blender for just a few seconds for chunky salsa or a bit longer for a smoother texture.

Reviews

[JanuaryBride]

OUTSTANDING. Now I know how many of the Mexican restaurants make their salsa - with CANNED tomatoes. I loved this. I did sub out cilantro for the parsley, added some oregano and cumin and lemon pepper. Will make this recipe from now on! Thanks for sharing!

[rusticgirl]

Very good! I made this as written, except I only used 1 jalapeno and no hot sauce. That 1 jalapeno was plenty - equivalent to 'medium' store bought salsa. I prefer a spicier salsa, but no one else in the family does. The parsley however, is overpowering. 1/4 cup is too much (and I like parsley!). Next time I'll only use one sprig, if at all. I think I'll try lemon juice instead of lime next time, lemon seems to 'lift' flavours better. EDITED TO ADD: I had to throw this out. The parsley flavour got so intense it was completely overpowering. The tomato and onion flavours also were strange - instead of 'fresh', this just tasted raw to me. Perhaps I'll try this again but I'll simmer everything for a bit first, to remove the raw flavour.

[jlhorton]

I didn't have any salsa to go with an extra bag of chips left from the holidays so this was great.
I used a large can of diced tomatos, added a can of green chilis with jarred jalepenos, used lemon instead of lime (didn't have lime) and saved some of the tomatos and chopped onion to stir in after processing to make it a little chunky. Really good and fresh tasting, I might not ever buy salsa again!