Taking the ingredients of a standard salsa and grilling them gives this popular Mexican salsa a deeper rich flavor.
The tomatoes and chilies can be grilled directly over any open flame such as a campfire or gas stove, alternately they can be cooked over a hot grill.
Feel free to use your preferred combination of chilies to make the recipe as mild, or as hot as you like it.
Grilled Salsa Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 tomatoes
- 2 mild chilies such as poblano
- 1 hot chili such as a jalapeno, to taste
- 1 bunch cilantro (coriander)
- 1 lime or 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
Equipment
- flame from grill, fire or gas stove
Directions
- Prepare the fire, grill, or gas stove to hot heat, then place the tomatoes and chilies on.
- Turn the tomatoes and chili frequently so the skin blackens and starts to peel. When cooked all over remove from the fire and put in a sealed plastic bag. (This lets the steam from the hot tomatoes and chilies to continue cooking them, making the skin easier to remove)
- Remove the skin from the tomatoes and chilies, then dice as finely as possible. Finely dice the leaves from the cilantro.
- Combine the tomato, chilies, cilantro, lime juice, olive oil, and salt. Let sit for about 10 minutes for the flavors to combine before serving.
Nutritional Information
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