Salsa Fresca

Name: Salsa Fresca
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Makes about 2 cups
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: ¼ teaspoon minced garlic, or to taste; 1 habanero chile or jalapeño chile, stemmed, seeded, and minced, or to taste; 1 habanero chile or jalapeño chile, stemmed, seeded, and minced, or to taste; ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves; 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice or 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar; 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice or 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 large ripe fresh tomatoes, cored and chopped; ½ large white onion, minced

Preparation info

Makes about
2 cups

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
10 min

Appears in

The Best Recipes in the World

By Mark Bittman

Published 2005

About

Probably the quickest salsa you can make and a fresh, delicious one for chips or simply cooked fish or chicken. Best with good fresh tomatoes, but still decent with canned (and definitely better with canned than with hard, unripe “fresh”).

Ingredients

2 large ripe fresh tomatoes, cored and chopped
½ large white onion, minced
¼ teaspoon minced gar

Americas
Mexico
Sauce
Gluten-free
Vegan
Central America

Method

Combine all the ingredients, then taste and adjust the seasoning as necessary.
If possible, let the flavors marry for 15 minutes or so before serving, but by all means serve within a couple of hours.