Low Sugar No-Cook Salsa Fresca
Fresh, vibrant, and completely unprocessed, this salsa fresca is everything a good dip should be — bright with lime, punchy with jalapeño, and loaded with ripe tomato flavor. Store-bought salsas are notorious for sneaking in added sweeteners to balance acidity, so making your own is the easiest way to know exactly what's in the bowl. Here, ripe tomatoes and fresh lime juice do all the heavy lifting naturally, with no sugar needed to round out the flavor. A short rest lets the ingredients get acquainted and coaxes out the tomatoes' natural juices, turning a simple stir-together into something that tastes like it took real effort. You can dial the heat up or down depending on how much jalapeño you leave in, making it genuinely crowd-friendly. Pile it on tacos, scoop it with chips, or spoon it over eggs — it disappears fast no matter how you serve it.
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6 servings
- 1 lb ripe tomatoes (about 3 medium), cored and finely diced
- ½ medium white onion, finely diced
- 1 jalapeño, seeds and ribs removed for mild heat or left in for more, finely minced
- ½ cup fresh cilantro leaves and tender stems, roughly chopped
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 1 lime)
- ½ tsp kosher salt, plus more to taste
- 1 small garlic clove, minced
Instructions
- 1
Combine the diced tomatoes, white onion, jalapeño, cilantro, garlic, lime juice, and salt in a mixing bowl and stir to combine.
- 2
Let the salsa rest at room temperature for 10 minutes, until the tomatoes release some of their juices and the flavors meld.
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