Blended Salsa

Salsa Martajada

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    2 cups

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
My South Texas Kitchen: Traditional Recipes And Modern Tips

By Yvette Zuniga Jemison

Published 2022

  • About

My cousin Diana makes a blended salsa that is served warm and pairs well with everything from fried eggs to tacos. To make huevos rancheros, for example, simply serve over-easy-eggs with a generous topping of warm salsa martajada. It’s a classic South Texas dish that can be enjoyed morning, noon or night with a side of rice, refried beans and of course tortillas, too.

Traditionally, salsa martajada is hand-blended in a molcajete, a mortar and pestle made of volcanic rock. Diana hand