Jennifer J. Cannon

Impress your friends with this ‘fresh’ and simple salsa recipe that rivals any restaurant salsa.

When there’s no time for scoring, blanching, peeling and dicing, ROTEL is the go-to base for this recipe. The beauty of combining these cans of muy deliciosoness with fresh ingredients is that your salsa is perfectly seasoned when it’s done.

Throw this together in a few minutes, then sit back and smile a secret smile as your family, friends, including salsa aficionados are impressed.

I can personally guarantee at least one “Did you make this?” especially if you live on the East Coast.

The recipe below will make a large batch of salsa you can share.

INGREDIENTS

4 cans RO*TEL (any) + 1 8 oz. can tomato sauce (make sure it’s plain, no Italian seasoning)
1 large (deep green) Jalepeno
1 bunch scallions (6-8) or 1/2 white onion
1 bunch cilantro
1 or 2 cloves garlic (optional)

METHOD

Thoroughly wash and rough chop (nothing fancy!) jalepeno, scallions, cilantro & garlic. In blender or large mixing bowl (you will need emulsifier) combine all ingredients and puree. RO*TEL’s tomatoes are perfectly seasoned already, so no need to add extra salt.

That’s it – Done. Fin.

Now bust out your favorite tortilla chips and enjoy.

Let me know what you think!

Thanks for stopping by,

xo Jen