The Only Salsa You Need

Name: The Only Salsa You Need
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 33 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 lb tomatoes; 1 medium white onion; 3 whole serrano chiles; 3 cloves garlic; 1 tsp Kosher salt; 2 Tbsp lime juice; 2 Tbsp cilantro; 1 bag tortilla chips

A restaurant-style roasted salsa made with charred tomatoes, onions, and serrano chiles. This authentic Mexican salsa has the perfect balance of heat, acidity, and freshness from cilantro.

6 servings

33 min

Published October 4, 2025

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Ingredients

•2 lb tomatoes
•1 medium white onion
•3 whole serrano chiles
•3 cloves garlic
•1 tsp Kosher salt
•2 Tbsp lime juice
•2 Tbsp cilantro
•1 bag tortilla chips

Cooking Instructions

1.
Heat broiler. Place tomatoes cut side down on a foil-lined rimmed baking sheet. Fit onion, chiles, and garlic around tomatoes so everything is snug but not overlapping. Broil, turning onion and chiles once, until lightly charred, about 6 minutes for chiles and garlic and 15-18 minutes for tomatoes and onion.
18 min
2.
Peel garlic and place in a food processor along with half of the tomatoes. Pulse until very smooth. Add remaining tomatoes and pulse until tomatoes are mostly broken up but mixture still has some texture. Transfer to a medium bowl. Finely chop onion and chiles and mix into purée; season with salt. Let cool. Stir in lime juice and cilantro. Season salsa with more salt if needed. Serve with chips.
15 min