Alpha Gal Friendly No-Cook Salsa Fresca
Fresh, bright, and completely plant-based, this no-cook salsa is the kind of recipe that makes you wonder why you ever reached for a jar. Ripe tomatoes, white onion, jalapeño, cilantro, garlic, and a squeeze of fresh lime juice come together in minutes with nothing more than a knife and a bowl. For anyone navigating alpha-gal syndrome, store-bought salsas and condiments can be a minefield of hidden additives and mammalian-derived ingredients — this one sidesteps all of that with a clean, straightforward ingredient list you can read at a glance. A short 10-minute rest lets the tomatoes release their juices and the flavors meld into something that tastes like it took far more effort than it did. You can dial the heat up or down depending on how much jalapeño you leave in, making it easy to please a whole table at once. Scoop it with chips, spoon it over grilled chicken or fish, or pile it onto tacos — 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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