You guys know how I feel about condiments. I NEED ALL OF THEM. Salsa. Sauces. Guacamole. The works! And today this homemade chipotle salsa is what we all need!
This is a safe place right? Somewhere where I can admit that I’m a total salsa freak? I really can’t be blamed for this though. Growing up in Tucson basically made me this way. Salsa was everywhere and I sampled just about everything Arizona had to offer. I’ve kept my salsa eating habits since living in California. And I don’t intend to give it up anytime soon. Which is why you all need this Homemade Chipotle Salsa recipe in your life immediately.
I want salsa that packs some serious flavor. Nothing too mellow. A little spice. Plenty of depth of flavor. Also, fire roasted tomatoes… yes! That really cranks it up a few notches. Cilantro is a must. Garlic and onions, obviously. And chipotle peppers in adobo sauce. It’s the icing on the cake.
This Homemade Chipotle Salsa goes on just about everything I made. From grilled fish, chicken, steaks, breakfast burritos and of course nachos!! This recipe makes me particularly happy for many reasons, but one giant one being there’s really no knife work involved. No chopping up tomatoes perfectly… none of that here. Instead it all goes into a blender and then you’re ready to eat! And obsessed. And cry because it’s the best salsa you’ll ever have in your entire life! Watch just how easy it is to make this Homemade Chipotle Salsa here.
Homemade Salsa
Ingredients
- 1 can 14 oz Fire Roasted Tomatoes
- 1/2 cup yellow onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 1/2 jalapeño chopped
- 2 chipotle peppers in adobo plus 1 teaspoon of the adobo sauce
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
- 1/2 cup cilantro
- 1 lime juiced
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in the food processor or high powered blender and pulse until everything is evenly blended.
- Taste and adjust salt and pepper as needed. Add more chipotle peppers if you like it extra spice.
- Remove from food processor or blender and refrigerate.
I definitely make this weekly and keep it in my fridge! It’s my absolute favorite salsa recipe!!!
Best. Salsa. Ever. This never lasts long in my house.
Best salsa EVER!!!! Definitely my new favorite. I will be making this time and time again:)
I am also a salsa snob, and since Chevy’s went out of business here in Phoenix, there’s no one that makes that chipotle salsa, that’s so dark and rich and….awesome! BUT! Gaby’s recipe for this chipotle salsa is excellent. Made in a few minutes, easy easy. One time i used too many cherry tomatoes and it wasn’t good, so be careful not to just dump some in. Measure.
Thanks!
Carol B
OMG SO HAPPY
Gaby!!!!! This salsa is, as you would say…”EVERYTHING!” (Promptly proceeds to make it every day for the rest of her life). xx
YES DEB!!!! XX
In your book, eat what you want, you say one 28-oz can of fire roasted tomatoes, with all the rest the same measurements as this recipe. Please tell me which it is – 14 oz or 28? Thanks.
either works
Did this recipe used to have about 1 cup of halved grape tomatoes? I want to recreate what I made before…I loved it!
it did!
Thank you for responding so quickly. I made it today with the added 1 cup of halved grape tomatoes. Also drained the fire roasted tomatoes just a bit. It’s as delicious as I remember it being.
This is pure awesomeness! My daughter made it first and everyone sharing our Mexican dinner was totally wowed! We used a second batch for a layered Mexican dip that was gobbled up in 20 minutes. I just made it myself and since I already ate half of it – just to make sure it was perfect – I suppose I’ll just have to make some to share as well. There are lots of salsa recipes floating around, but this hits just the right balance of all the classic salsa ingredients. Thank you, Gaby!
10/10. Was v skeptical when I saw how easy this was and how it used canned tomatoes. But then looked at who made the recipe, and obviously put faith in it. This was great. Highly recommend doubling if you pour salsa over everything like I do. In a pinch, I used one can of fire roasted rotel in place of 1 fire roasted tomato because that’s I had and it worked well. This will 100% be snarfed ALL DOUBLE BATCH OF IT tonight at Cinco de Mayo. Thank you!
Excellent!! I doubled the chipotle peppers and sauce simply because I didn’t want to waste them. It’s a little spicy, which I love!
This truly is the best salsa ever! During the summer I made it about once a week! My family devours it so fast! I did a major stock up on fire roasted tomatoes and chipotle chilies. Super simple and super delicious! Great recipe!