Gluten Free No-Cook Salsa Fresca
Fresh, bright, and completely unprocessed, this salsa fresca is everything a great table salsa should be — and it comes together in a single bowl without turning on a single burner. Ripe tomatoes, white onion, jalapeño, cilantro, garlic, and a squeeze of lime juice are all you need to build layers of flavor that taste like they took far more effort than they did. Store-bought salsas can be a minefield of hidden additives and thickeners that aren't always clearly labeled, so making your own from scratch puts you fully in control of every ingredient. A short 10-minute rest lets the tomatoes release their juices and allows everything to meld into something genuinely craveable. You can dial the heat up or down simply by leaving the jalapeño seeds in or taking them out, making this endlessly adaptable for different crowds. Spoon it over eggs, pile it onto tacos, or just go in with a chip — 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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