Fire Roasted Restaurant-Style Salsa Recipe

Izzie Ramirez

Growing up, I was notorious for devouring cup after cup of salsa at the local Tex-Mex restaurant — so much so that I would distract my parents so I could take their salsa, too. To me, fire roasted restaurant-style salsa encapsulated everything delightful in this world: tangy flavor accompanied by a creeping warmth.

Roasted restaurant-style salsa wasn't what I cooked at home, though. That honor goes to its equally delicious cousin, salsa verde. But when I moved out of Texas — where chips and salsa are free and abundant — for college, I craved the salsa I ate at Tex-Mex joints that I no longer had access to.

It took time to replicate that same smoky, spicy yet refreshing salsa. Here's a fire roasted restaurant-style salsa that you can easily make at home (but be sure to open a window when charring the peppers!):

Fire Roasted Restaurant-Style Salsa

Ingredients

  • 4 tomatoes

  • 2 jalapeños

  • 1/2 onion

  • 3 garlic cloves

  • 1/4 bunch cilantro

  • 1 tsp cumin

  • Salt and pepper to taste

Check out the original post for the full recipe.

Enjoy!

This story was part of Brainfood 2021 for recipe development segment.

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