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Five-Minute Fresh Tomato Salsa

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on July 31, 2013

Time

15 minutes

Yield

Serves 12 (Makes about 3 cups)

Five-Minute Fresh Tomato Salsa

Ingredients

½ small red onion, peeled and quartered½ cup fresh cilantro leaves ¼ cup drained jarred pickled jalapeños 2 tablespoons lime juice 2 garlic cloves, peeled½ teaspoon salt 2 pounds fresh tomatoes, cored, seeded, and chopped

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

  1. PULSE VEGETABLES Pulse onion, cilantro, jalapeños, lime juice, garlic, and salt in food processor until coarsely chopped.
  2. 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.)
Five-Minute Fresh Tomato Salsa

Five-Minute Fresh Tomato Salsa

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Time

15 minutes

Yield

Serves 12 (Makes about 3 cups)

Ingredients

½ small red onion, peeled and quartered
½ cup fresh cilantro leaves
¼ cup drained jarred pickled jalapeños
2 tablespoons lime juice
2 garlic cloves, peeled
½ teaspoon salt
2 pounds fresh tomatoes, cored, seeded, and chopped

Ingredients

½ small red onion, peeled and quartered
½ cup fresh cilantro leaves
¼ cup drained jarred pickled jalapeños
2 tablespoons lime juice
2 garlic cloves, peeled
½ teaspoon salt
2 pounds fresh tomatoes, cored, seeded, and chopped

Ingredients

½ small red onion, peeled and quartered
½ cup fresh cilantro leaves
¼ cup drained jarred pickled jalapeños
2 tablespoons lime juice
2 garlic cloves, peeled
½ teaspoon salt
2 pounds fresh tomatoes, cored, seeded, and chopped

Why This Recipe Works

Farm-fresh tomatoes added even better flavor than canned tomatoes did for our quick Tomato Salsa. Using the food processor made this recipe nearly as effortless as opening a jar, but released a lot of excess water from our ingredients. A quick final strain once we combined everything was an essential step.

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

  1. PULSE VEGETABLES Pulse onion, cilantro, jalapeños, lime juice, garlic, and salt in food processor until coarsely chopped.
  2. 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.)

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