Fresh Tomato Salsa ~ Basic Mexican Salsa Recipe

Mexican Tomato Salsa is a popular condiment. It can be served as salad or sauce along with tortilla chips as a snack, or with taco/burritos as a part of meal. Its easy, quick and simple to make and its fresh tangy flavor is a real crowd pleaser. Many like to discard its water but I just love the tangy tomato water which enhance the flavor and make it more delicious. Here goes the EzRecipe to make Authentic Fresh Tomato Salsa.

Preparation & Cooking Time : Under 10 minutes

YIELD :2 cups

Ingredients:

Fresh Red Tomato - 2 nos. large
Red Onion - 1 no.
Green Capsicum - 1/2 small
Celery - 1 stick
Fresh Coriander - 1/2 cup bowl  
Salt as per taste
Pepper sauce - 1/2 tsp (I used Tabasco pepper sauce) 
Lemon juice - 2  tbsp
Mexican Spice mix - 1/2 tsp

 

Method:

1. Wash and cut tomato into 4 wedges, peel and wash onion, cut in 4 wedges. Wash, seeded capsicum and roughly cut into 2-3 pieces. discard stems of coriander and wash. wash and roughly chop celery.
2. Insert  chopping blade in food processor and drop all above veggies into it.
3. Pulse to chop until well combined and the vegetables represent a small dice.
4. Transfer into bowl  and season it with salt, pepper sauce, lemon juice and mexican spice mix.
5. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Can be prepared few hours before serving to get tangy, well blended taste.
   
   

Note:

• Pepper powder can be replaced with Tabasco sauce. 
• You can finely chop all veggies separately if food processor is not available. 

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