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The best roasted salsa

The Best Roasted Salsa

Traditional roasted tomato salsa just like being in Mexico
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Food processing 1 minute
Total Time 31 minutes
Course Appetizer, Condiment, Salsa, sauce, Topping
Cuisine Latin America, Mexican
Servings 32 ounces
Calories 15 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 lbs roma tomatoes
  • 1 medium white onion
  • 1-3 whole jalapeño
  • ½ bunch cilantro, including about half stems
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 whole lime, juiced
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • ½ cup water

Instructions
 

  • Pre-heat oven on low broil
  • Half the tomatoes and jalapeño, quarter the onion and garlic cloves with the skin and on place on a baking sheet. Make sure that tomatoes and jalapeños are skin side up on the baking sheet.
  • Lightly coat with oil, season with salt and broil for 4 minutes.
  • Remove the garlic and then increase the heat to high broil and broil for 5 minutes.
  • Remove the garlic skins and add all the ingredients into the food processor, including all the juices from the roasting pan.
  • Pulse until the salsa is your prefered consistancy.