How do the mexican restaurants make their salsa?!

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there are many types of salsa. with tomatoes or with tomatillos, with or without fresh cilantro, onions, types of peppers, etc.

Diane Kennedy make a great salsa - check out her cookbook.

My salsa contains tomatoes, pickled jalapenos peppers, red onions, sugar, salt, pepper, ground coriander and cilantro. TA DA. Simple and tasty.

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Salsa is not usually cooked, although there are some recipes that call for the chillies and tomatoes to be grilled or charred to give a smoky flavouring.

There are variations on how to make Mexican salsa and it generally depends on where in Mexico the cook is from. A person from the north of Mexico may use several different ingredients to someone from the south of Mexico, however the basic ingredients are red tomatoes, onion, Serrano chillies and salt and pepper.


In some recipes cilantro or coriander is often added, as is garlic, red or green peppers, jalapeno peppers and lime juice. The salsa can be prepared in a blender or more often than not, the ingredients are all chopped and mixed together by hand.

Many people assume that Mexican salsa is very hot and spicy. This can be true, although some salsas are extremely mild in taste. When preparing your own salsa at home, for a hot and spicy version, just add extra jalapeno peppers or extra chillies.

Below are a number of recipes for Mexican salsa, ranging from the very mild to the very hot.

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Mexican Salsa
Ingredients
3 chopped red tomatoes
5 finely chopped serrano chillies (green chillies)
? cup of finely chopped onion
? cup of chopped fresh coriander (cilantro)
lemon juice
salt
Method
Make sure that the onion, tomatoes, chillies and coriander are all finely chopped. You can use a knife or put everything into a blender.
Season with salt and add lemon juice to your taste.
Chill in the refrigerator before serving.


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Salsa Mexicana
Ingredients
1 can of chopped tomatoes (16 oz)
5 finely chopped jalapeno peppers
1 chopped onion
2 crushed cloves of garlic
pinch of chilli powder
salt and pepper
Method
Place all of the above ingredients into a saucepan and mix together.
Bring to the boil and then cover with a lid, reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
Check the seasoning and remove from the heat.
Allow to cool and then serve.


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Mild Mexican Salsa
Ingredients
3 chopped ripe tomatoes
1 seeded and finely chopped jalapeno pepper
? a finely chopped onion
a handful of finely chopped coriander (cilantro)
a dash of lemon juice
salt and pepper
Method
Mix the tomatoes, onion, jalapeno pepper and coriander together in a mixing bowl.
Season with salt and pepper and add a dash of lemon juice.
Mix thoroughly.
Chill in the refrigerator before serving.


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Mexican Salsa with olives
Ingredients
2 chopped ripe tomatoes
1 medium red pepper, seeded and finely chopped
1 medium jalapeno pepper, finely chopped
1 chopped onion
4 tbsp of finely chopped fresh coriander
4 tbsp of finely chopped green olives
2 crushed garlic cloves
salt and pepper
Method
Mix all of the ingredients together in a large mixing bowl.
Chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
Transfer to a serving dish and serve with tortilla chips.

Tomatoes, jalapenos, cilantro, onion, garlic, salt and pepper, a little vinegar or lemon or lime juice and a little olive oil. Thats your basic salsa. Just chop it all up, put the seasonings to your taste and it's done.

i saw the recipe in youtube maybe that could help