Name: One-Minute Smoky Tomato and Green Pepper Salsa
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: MexicanLatin America & Caribbean
Ingredients: 1/2 small red onion , peeled and quartered; 1 green bell pepper , seeded and quartered; 1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves; 1 tablespoon minced chipotle chile in adobo sauce; 2 tablespoons lime juice; 2 garlic cloves , peeled; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes , drained

Why This Recipe Works

Canned diced tomatoes were a huge timesaver for our One-Minute Smoky Tomato and Green Pepper Salsa, but they added a lot of juice, which made for watery salsa. The fix was easy: We poured the tomatoes into a strainer and let the juices drain. To make this recipe nearly as easy as opening a jar, we used a food processor for most of our prep work. This released a lot of excess water from our ingredients, but a quick final strain once we had combined everything solved the problem.

Before You Begin

Hunt's makes our favorite diced tomatoes. For five-minute fresh tomato salsa, substitute 2 pounds fresh tomatoes, cored, seeded, and chopped, for the canned tomatoes in step 2. Don't forget to briefly drain the salsa after you've processed it.

Instructions

PULSE VEGETABLES Pulse onion, pepper, cilantro, chipotle chiles, lime juice, garlic, and salt in food processor until coarsely chopped.

ADD TOMATOES Add tomatoes and pulse until combined, about three 1-second pulses. Place salsa in fine-mesh strainer and drain briefly. Transfer to bowl. Serve. (Salsa can be refrigerated in airtight container for 2 days.)