Oh yay!! The goal is for the skin of the peppers and the edges of the onion to get some char, for the tomato skin to get blistered enough that you can peel it off, and for the raw edge to get taken off of most of the tomato. Add in the cilantro, red onion, jalapeo, poblano peppers, lemon juice, lime juice, and kosher salt. Lubys Spanish Indian Baked Corn Casserole, Canned diced jalapeo chiles you could use fresh, but the heat tends to be more predictable with the canned peppers. (any neutral oil with a relatively high smoke point), In a large bowl, toss the tomatoes in a drizzle of any high smoke point oil. It burns. This step ensures that you wont end up with watery salsa. What do you think about adding some fresh/frozen corn and black beans or black eyed peas? Enjoyed this with some chips and it does not disappoint! How long does your homemade Chilis salsa last? I find adding parsley with a bit of lemon rind a good substitute for cilantro. Ive made this salsa several times now (I love the cookbook by the way!!! Factors such as brands purchased, natural variations in fresh ingredients, etc. This is the best restaurant-style salsa recipeat least, by our familys estimation! I substitute crushed tomatoes for the diced tomatoes. thanks a lot for sharing this salsa sauce recipe :). We dont have quite the selection of canned tomatoes here, so I used a box of plain organic tomatoes and the tomato sauce in the box. But it worked out splendidly. I have been known to substitute canned chipotle or jarred sliced jalapeos for the fresh in a pinch with good results. in Albuquerque. Thats great! And it was so easy. Glad that you + everyone else is loving it so much Fun to use garden ingredients too! I have made this recipe 3 times in the last 2 weeks, its definitely a hit! Fresh salsa any time the craving strikes? Note: Dont over blend your salsa. Super easy and tastes great! Print Pin Rate Prep Time: 5 minutes Total Time: 5 minutes Servings: 8 Author: Benilyn Ingredients 4 teaspoons canned jalapeo chiles diced 1/4 cup yellow onion diced 14 1/2 ounces tomatoes with green chilies diced Just made this salsa and LOVE it. You can make salsa just like Chilis with this copycat recipe. This is such a good, fast salsa recipe, I make it all the time now! Serve with chips, on nachos, on chili, or anything you like! . My son and husband loved it as is. Charring the jalapenos and onion right on a gas burner and browning the tomatoes in a hot cast iron skillet is a good workaround if you dont have access to a grill (or are overcome with laziness). Also a dash of cumin powder and it was perfect! Learn how your comment data is processed. Place jalapeo and onion in the food processor. Add salt to taste. cumin; 1 tsp. Thank you so much for sharing your recipes. Ive been wanting to make this recipe for a while, and I finally had all the ingredients on hand.