2 ingredient easy mexican salsa recipe

This is the easiest Mexican salsa recipe you will ever find, make it to have perfect fresh homemade salsa roja each time you crave it or your food needs an extra flavor kick.
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Authentic mexican salsa in a traditional salsera

About this easy Mexican salsa

Salsas are the heart of Mexican food. They provide that extra kick of spiciness and deliciousness in every bite of a taco, an enchilada, or a simple tortilla chip. Yes, this is a two-ingredient easy Mexican salsa recipe.

This is the salsa roja I grew up eating almost every day; it is simple yet delicious. Every time I make it, it reminds me of my hometown. It is perfect for quesadillas, tacos, and burritos or as a dip for a healthy snack or appetizer.

tomatoes and chiles for an easy salsa roja

Ingredients for the salsa roja

  • Fresh tomatoes—any fresh tomato will work here. I love Roma or Hothouse tomatoes (pictured) for my salsas, but any tomato will do. Just make sure you have fleshy, ripe, and firm ones.
  • Serrano or jalapeño peppers. The beauty of this sauce is that you can easily control how spicy you want the salsa to be. If you want it extra spicy, add more chiles; if you want a mild salsa, add one chile and three to four tomatoes.
chared tomatos
charred chiles

How to make traditional Mexican salsa

This is an easy two-ingredient, two-step Mexican salsa. Roast the tomatoes and chiles on a griddle, frying pan, or oven until completely charred. Blend with a pinch of salt.

Mexican salsa roja in the blender

traditional Mexican salsas you should try

  • Red salsa molcajeteada has tomato, onion, and chiles.
  • Authentic Mexican salsa verde, this recipe with roasted garlic and tomatillos is a dream.
  • Homemade salsa verde, two different ways.
  • Creamy Jalapeño salsa is my favorite for grilled vegetables or proteins. It’s so good and creamy that I’m guessing it will live in your fridge.
  • Creamy avocado salsa verde, tomatillos, and avocados with fresh cilantro, chiles, a dash of lime juice, and a pinch of salt. Perfection.
  • Chiles toreados. The best, well, one of the best Mexican condiments to have around.
Easy mexican salsa in a mexican salsera
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Two-ingredient Mexican salsa

Alejandra Graf
This is the easiest Mexican salsa recipe you will ever find, make it to have perfect fresh homemade salsa roja each time you crave it or your food needs an extra flavor kick.
5 de 2 votos
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course salsa
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 2 cups
Calories 35 kcal

Equipment

  • blender
  • Griddle, comal or frying pan

Ingredients
  

  • 3 tomatoes
  • 2 jalapeños
  • a good pinch of salt

Instructions
 

  • Roast the tomaotes and chiles until charred on all sides.
  • Blend with a good pinch of salt.

Notes

Store in a tightly closed container in the fridge. It will last up to three days.
 

Nutrition

Serving: 0.25cupCalories: 35kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 2gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 10mgPotassium: 456mgFiber: 2gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 1593IUVitamin C: 28mgCalcium: 19mgIron: 1mg
Keyword autentica salsa mexicana, authentic mexican salsa, mexican red sauce, salsa roja

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