Artificial Flavors Free No-Cook Salsa Fresca
Fresh, bright, and built entirely from whole ingredients you can see and smell, this salsa is everything a jarred version pretends to be. Store-bought salsas are notorious for sneaking in natural and artificial flavor additives, color enhancers, and preservatives that have no business being in something this simple. Here, ripe tomatoes, white onion, jalapeño, cilantro, garlic, and fresh lime juice do all the heavy lifting — nothing more, nothing less. The short rest period after mixing is the real secret, giving the tomatoes time to release their juices and letting every element come together into something that tastes genuinely alive. You control the heat by deciding how much jalapeño to include, and you control the salt and tang by tasting as you go. Spoon it over tacos, eggs, grilled chicken, or just eat it straight with chips — it disappears fast either way.
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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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