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Quick & Easy Salsa Roja

Recipe #302170 | 10 min | 10 min prep | 4 Cups (Change Servings)

RECIPE BY: Leonas

A quick and simple red salsa reciple that doesn't taste like it came from a can!

Posted on: May 5, 2008

Ingredients

  • 1 (14 ounce) can Ro-Tel tomatoes, with juice (Tomatoes with Green chiles)
  • 1 (14 ounce) can canned diced tomatoes with juice
  • 1/4 cup yellow onion, minced fine
  • 1/2 large jalapeno pepper, deveined
  • small serrano chili or 1medium serrano chili, deveined, minced fine
  • 3-4 garlic clove
  • 1 lime, juice of, fresh
  • tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
  • tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 tablespoon sugar
  • Directions

    1. 1
      Place onions, jalapeno chile, and garlic into food processor. Pulse several times, until chopped fine.
    2. 2
      Place tomatoes into food processor.
    3. 3
      Place chopped cilantro, lime juice, salt, and sugar into food processor.
    4. 4
      Mince Serrano chile very fine, then saute for a few minutes, until soft, in olive oil. Place inside food processor, oil and all.
    5. 5
      Pulse all ingredients together until as smooth or chunky as you like. Taste, add salt if desired, serve with tortilla chips.

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    Nutrition Facts

    Serving Size 1 Cups 229g

    Recipe makes 4 Cups)

    Calories 85
    Calories from Fat 32 (38%)
    Amount Per Serving %DV
    Total Fat 3.7g 5%
    Saturated Fat 0.5g 2%
    Monounsaturated Fat 2.5g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5g
    Trans Fat 0.0g
    Cholesterol 0mg 0%
    Sodium 905mg 37%
    Potassium 400mg 11%
    Total Carbohydrate 13.7g 4%
    Dietary Fiber 1.7g 6%
    Sugars 5.5g
    Protein 1.8g 3%
    Vitamin A 620mcg 12%
    Vitamin B6 0.3mg 14%
    Vitamin B12 0.0mcg 0%
    Vitamin C 26mg 44%
    Vitamin E 0mcg 1%
    Calcium 54mg 5%
    Iron 0mg 4%

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