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Homemade Salsa Recipe {with Video} [Gluten-Free, Vegan]

January 30, 2014 By Sherri Hall 10 Comments

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This delicious homemade salsa is filled with fresh tomatoes, peppers, onions, garlic, cilantro and lime juice, plus it’s super easy to make!
Homemade Salsa Recipe Pico De Gallo
It’s fiesta time! So, break out your sombrero, shake those maracas and get ready to paaaaarty with some Homemade Salsa.

I don’t know about you, but I looove the sides of fresh salsa and pico de gallo served at authentic Mexican restaurants. All those fresh and crisp veggies – it’s a snack that’s not only tasty, but super healthy!

Homemade Salsa Recipe Pico De Gallo
Unfortunately, sometimes super healthy means super hard to make. You might be thinking, “Ugh, seriously? All that chopping? It will take forever. Forget it! I’m going to the store to by some salsa in a jar.”

OK, OK. Before you walk out the door, hear me out. What if I told you there’s an easier way? Well there is! Nowadays, there are so many kitchen gadgets out there designed to make your cooking experience easier, and hence, more enjoyable.

This is why I hold a special place in my heart for my food processor.

OK, I’ll get back to the point. And the point isn’t about food processors. For chopping jobs like this one, I would recommend investing in a vegetable chopper, such as the Vidalia Chop Wizard Greg used to make this salsa. It truly beats chopping by hand.

Greg actually got the Vidalia Chop Wizard for Christmas one year during one of those gift exchange games where you steal other people’s gifts and stick them with something they don’t want. Luckily for him, this gift came in quite handy. It has been his go-to tool for salsa ever since!

Homemade Salsa Recipe Pico De Gallo
Sometimes, I want a thicker version of salsa (you know, like those jars we were talking about). My trick to thicken up this Homemade Salsa is to add in tomato paste. Either way, you’ll love how easy it is to make!

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Homemade Salsa Recipe

This delicious homemade salsa is filled with fresh tomatoes, peppers, onions, garlic, cilantro and lime juice, plus it's super easy to make!
Course Appetizer, Dip, Snack
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword dairy-free, fresh salsa, gluten free, meatless monday, salsa, vegan
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 8 -10
Author Sherri Hall

Ingredients

  • 4 ripe tomatoes
  • 1 red onion (peeled)
  • 1 red pepper
  • 1 jalapeno
  • 4 cloves garlic (peeled)
  • 12 cilantro sprigs
  • 1 lime
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • Kosher salt to taste
  • 1 (6 oz. can) tomato paste (optional)

Instructions

  1. Chop tomatoes, onion, red pepper, jalapeno and garlic (be sure to remove seeds from peppers) and add to large bowl.
  2. Remove leaves from cilantro sprigs. Chop and add to bowl.
  3. Squeeze lime juice into the bowl.
  4. Add olive oil.
  5. Add salt to taste and stir to combine all ingredients.
  6. Add optional tomato paste for a thicker salsa if desired.
  7. Refrigerate for 1-2 hours.

Recipe Video

So, what do you think? Let me know in the comments below. And if you make this recipe, tag @watchlearneat in your photos on Instagram. πŸ™‚

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Snacks and Sides, Gluten-Free, Vegan, Vegetarian, Video Recipes Tagged With: dairy free, game day, gluten free, meatless monday, vegan, vegetarian, video recipe

About Sherri Hall

Sherri Hall: Recipe creator. Writer. Chickpea fiend. Lover of 80s music & song parodies, especially with food puns. Greg Hall: Food Photographer. Recipe tester. Subjected to listening to ridiculous song parodies.

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Comments

  1. heidi steinert

    August 20, 2014 at

    Cant wait to try this as well, Im a salsa freak! Looks so easy and sounds yummy! πŸ™‚

    Reply
    • Watch Learn Eat

      August 20, 2014 at

      Thank you Heidi. Hope you enjoy!

      Reply
  2. jenn peas and crayons

    February 28, 2015 at

    Gorgeous photos! I loooooove a good homemade salsa/pico!

    Reply
    • Watch Learn Eat

      February 28, 2015 at

      Thank you Jenn! πŸ™‚

      Reply
  3. Kristina

    February 28, 2015 at

    we love homemade salsa, and no two are ever the same! we will have to try this recipe next. …and I would LOVE one of those Vidalia slicers!

    Reply
    • Watch Learn Eat

      February 28, 2015 at

      Thanks Kristina…hope you enjoy! Yes, the Vidalia chopper is sooo convenient!

      Reply
  4. Shannon @ Dinner from the Heart

    February 28, 2015 at

    Woo Hoo!! I’m a definite pushover for kitchen tools. I don’t actually have this one. Shocking, I know. I love the size that it makes the pieces of tomato and onion. So uniform. πŸ™‚ You can’t go wrong with fresh salsa.

    Reply
    • Watch Learn Eat

      February 28, 2015 at

      Yes, it’s a great tool especially for uniform sizing. Thanks for checking out our recipe!

      Reply
  5. Carla MacDuff

    November 30, 2018 at

    This looks delicious and so easy. I will be trying it this weekend! thanks so much for sharing.

    Reply
    • Sherri Hall

      December 1, 2018 at

      Thank you, Carla! Hope you enjoy the salsa! πŸ™‚

      Reply

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