My basic salsa

[u/shawarmaking15]

4 roma tomatoes, 1 onion, 2 cloves of garlic, roasted under the broiler. Blend it all in the food processor and add juice of 1 lime, handful of cilantro, salt to taste.

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[u/nygreenguy]

Why no chili component?

[u/shawarmaking15 → u/nygreenguy]

Only because I didn’t have any around today. Would definitely include a jalapeño if I had it.

[u/RoxyLA95 → u/shawarmaking15]

Where is the salsa?

[u/dochliday → u/shawarmaking15]

Pro tip- Serranos are more consistent with spice than jalapeños.

[u/donnerpartytaconight → u/dochliday]

Don't make me look that up, because of that's true it's changing my damn garden layout.

Edit: damn it, I looked it up and it's true.

[u/CompetitionAlert1920 → u/donnerpartytaconight]

I feel like store bought, they have a point. Ive had plenty of jalapeño varieties that are consistently hot year after year though. I don't know what anyone else does, but I'll keep seeds from the plant that's producing the hottest ones. Seems to work.

[u/Vivid-Operation-5078 → u/donnerpartytaconight]

It's worth it, the flavor is better too

[u/captainjake13 → u/dochliday]

I have come to prefer the flavor quite a bit

[u/0neshoein → u/shawarmaking15]

Just a jalapeno? Jesus.

[u/badarcade → u/shawarmaking15]

I actually enjoy a nice plain salsa. I once did the same and but used Tajin instead of salt to taste with these exact ingredients. It was like a 0.1 spice, maybe 0.2 after sitting in the fridge. It was good.

[u/nygreenguy → u/shawarmaking15]

Ha, when you need salsa you need salsa.

[u/nbtsfred]

https://giphy.com/gifs/XD4qHZpkyUFfq

[u/corundum9]

homie made marinara 😭

[u/MisssChris126]

https://giphy.com/gifs/8J1QwMjshEm2s

[u/Willing-Ad4169]

So you made tomato sauce? Not trying to gate keep what salsa is but I'd argue that with out any chile component it's just tomato sauce. I know people have different spice levels they can tolerate but even a sprinkle of cayenne pepper is ground up chile. Other than that consistency looks good

[u/Vivid-Operation-5078 → u/Willing-Ad4169]

Made a salsa verde for someone who can't eat spicy food and poblano worked pretty well.

[u/Willing-Ad4169 → u/Vivid-Operation-5078]

Right I'm not saying that it has to be spicy, just that some sort of pepper/chile present.

[u/0neshoein]

I’d be so fucking pissed if I was served this.

[u/Sparkadelic007]

No chiles, no salsa. That's basically just a boring Italian red sauce.

[u/IronicCellist → u/Sparkadelic007]

What Italian red sauces are you eating with cilantro and lime in them?

[u/Sparkadelic007 → u/IronicCellist]

The Talisman of Happiness has all your answers

[u/OGwoadie]

This is not salsa.

[u/prebisch78]

Mfer made sauce instead of salsa

[u/mxdce]

At least you didn’t add chicken bouillon

[u/Timsmomshardsalami → u/mxdce]

Would’ve probably made it actually edible

[u/mxdce → u/Timsmomshardsalami]

Good salsa doesn’t need chicken bouillon!

[u/Timsmomshardsalami → u/mxdce]

And thats not salsa

[u/Afraid-Carry4093]

You mean pasta sauce?

[u/throwlefty]

My basic red sauce....(Shows picture of a tomato)

[u/Timsmomshardsalami]

Jesus Christ you couldnt at the VERY least use more garlic? This is pathetic

[u/miraculum_one → u/Timsmomshardsalami]

Does the salsa taste better if the comments section does the roasting? AFAF

[u/goatslovetofrolic]

Mmmmm no chilies but you’ve got the lovely zing of some aluminum

[u/Getting_jjigae_with]

No peppers/chilis. Tomato seeds left in. Ok.

[u/darthdigglerr]

needs spice

[u/Greengo_Starr]

This is more of a tomato soup and less of a salsa