Smoky Tomato-Chipotle Salsa
by Pam on October 8, 2014
This is my family’s new favorite salsa. We all, kids included, loved it! It’s spicy, smoky, and full of flavor. I loved the freshness the heirloom tomatoes gave to this salsa and the fire roasted tomatoes gave it a nice depth of flavor. I normally use green onions in my salsas but this time I used a sweet yellow onion. The chipotle peppers gave it a great smoky and spicy flavor and the lime juice gave it zing. We all couldn’t get enough, especially my daughter; I have a feeling I will be making this one again very soon.
Clean tomatoes, remove stem, then gently cut an X on the bottom of the tomatoes. Heat a large pot of water until boiling. Add the tomatoes and boil for 10-15 seconds. Remove from water and put into an ice bath. Once the tomatoes have cooled, gently peel off the skin.
Place tomatoes, cilantro, garlic, onion, chipotle peppers, lime juice, cumin, oregano, sea salt, and fresh cracked pepper in a food processor or blender. Puree until thoroughly mixed. Taste and re-season if necessary. Letting it sit in the refrigerator for a few hours lets the flavors combine and makes the salsa taste even better. Enjoy!
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Smoky Tomato-Chipotle Salsa
Yield: About 3 cups
Total Time: 10 min.
Ingredients:
6 Heirloom tomatoes
1 14 oz can of fire roasted tomatoes
1/2 cup of cilantro, chopped
1/2 sweet yellow onion, diced
3 chipotle peppers (more or less depending on desired spiciness)
3 cloves of garlic
Juice of 1 lime
1/4 tsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp cumin
Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
Directions:
Clean tomatoes, remove stem, then gently cut an X on the bottom of the tomatoes. Heat a large pot of water until boiling. Add the tomatoes and boil for 10-15 seconds. Remove from water and put into an ice bath. Once the tomatoes have cooled, gently peel off the skin.
Place tomatoes, cilantro, garlic, onion, chipotle peppers, lime juice, cumin, oregano, sea salt, and fresh cracked pepper in a food processor or blender. Puree until thoroughly mixed. Taste and re-season if necessary. Letting it sit in the refrigerator for a few hours lets the flavors combine and makes the salsa taste even better. Enjoy!
Recipe and photos by For the Love of Cooking.net
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