Red Meat Allergy Friendly No-Cook Salsa Fresca
Fresh, vibrant, and completely plant-based by nature, this salsa fresca is one of those recipes that proves simple ingredients can deliver serious flavor. Ripe tomatoes, white onion, jalapeño, cilantro, garlic, and a bright squeeze of lime come together in minutes — no stove, no fuss, no heat required. For anyone navigating a red meat allergy, this kind of recipe is a genuine kitchen ally: every ingredient is whole and unprocessed, so there's no guesswork about hidden animal-derived additives or cross-contamination from shared cooking surfaces. The jalapeño is totally flexible — pull the seeds for a mellow kick or leave them in if you like things lively. That short 10-minute rest is worth every second, giving the tomatoes time to release their juices and letting all the flavors knit together into something that tastes far more complex than the prep time suggests. Pile it onto tacos, spoon it over grilled fish or beans, or just go in with a chip — it's endlessly versatile and genuinely hard to stop eating.
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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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