Artificial Food Coloring Free No-Cook Salsa Fresca
Fresh, vibrant, and made entirely from whole ingredients, this salsa fresca is the kind of recipe that makes you wonder why you ever reached for a jar. Store-bought salsas are a surprisingly common source of hidden dyes and artificial additives — even ones that look perfectly natural on the shelf. Here, every ingredient is exactly what it sounds like: ripe tomatoes, white onion, jalapeño, cilantro, garlic, lime juice, and salt. There's no label to decode and no questionable extras sneaking in. A short rest in the bowl lets the tomatoes release their juices and the flavors come together into something that tastes genuinely bright and alive. You can dial the heat up or down depending on how you handle the jalapeño seeds, making it easy to please a crowd. Scoop it with chips, spoon it over tacos, or eat it straight from the bowl — no judgment here.
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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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