18 Reviews of Salsa Mexicana (Fresh Tomato and Chiles)

From: Dawnab

On Sep 4, 2005

Wonderful recipe, I make this often, it freezes well. I use my food preocessor and make a triple batch in about a half hour.

From: Pinot Grigio

On Aug 29, 2009

Seriously fresh & delicious. Rick Bayless really knows his stuff and is a longtime favorite of mine. This has become my favorite weekend treat alongside a homemade margarita. It's hard to pull myself away from it! The combo that works best for me is 5 medium vine-ripened tomatoes, 2 jalapenos, 1 medium yellow onion, 3 large garlic cloves, 12-15 leaves of fresh cilantro, 1 tsp. Kosher salt and the juice from 1 lime. It's just the right amount of spiciness for DH and me (still a little too spicy for the kiddies). I just throw everything into the food processor to simplify and it's done in no time. Friends love it too and can't believe I didn't buy it from a fine Mexican restaurant. The leftovers are great on everything from eggs to burgers. Thanks for posting the perfect salsa recipe.

From: Drewdah

On Jun 13, 2009

Thanks so much for posting this, I watched Rick's show and never had the time to write this down. I previously made salsa with those McCormick spice packages, but this is so much better. I've made this recipe over 10 times in the last year and I personally found using 4 large tomatoes, 2 jalapenos or Serranos (with seeds), 4 garlic cloves and about half a cup of white onions was the perfect combo for me, not too spicy, not too fruity tasting. Then I add lime juice and salt to taste. Thanks again!

From: davinandkennard

On Jul 19, 2007

This is my favorite salsa. Just like when I lived in Mexico for 6 years. If you have a mortor and pestal (molino) I suggest you grind the salt and garlic together into a paste first and go from there. Please no vinegar. I look forward to this daily when I return to Mexico to stay. T.J.

From: MY on Earth

On Sep 29, 2009

Love this -doesn't get any better!

From: choco chip

On Aug 31, 2009

Delicious! Reminds me of the salsa at my favorite Mexican restaurant.

From: Teri G.

On Jul 29, 2007

This was super quick and tastes excellent. I needed a mild salsa so I used 1/2 can of chopped green chilies instead of the jalapenos. I did a quick mix of all ingredients in my mini food processor. Awesome!

From: princesstrish

On Jul 31, 2008

Perfect, fresh, easy to customize. What else needs to be said?

From: MRFNM

On Mar 31, 2007

I made it exactly as directed... So good!! I will never buy salsa again, it wasn't too hot with 4 jalapenos. I used the lime juice.

From: Chef #365101

On Nov 11, 2006

This was a great salsa. I chopped everything so fine, it was almost a pico de gallo. Yummy! I used it on my rice recipes all week. Very tasty. I used lime juice.