Salsa fresca: diced tomato, onion, chile, cilantro and lime. No blender, no cooking, no excuses. Best eaten within the hour.
Base
Tomato
Chiles
Jalapeño or serrano
Heat (1–5 🌶)
1
Texture
Chunky
Scoville low (SHU)
2500
Scoville high (SHU)
8000
Keeps (days, fridge)
2
Best with
Fish tacos, carne asada, chips
Ingredients
- 4 ripe Roma tomatoes, diced
- ½ white onion, diced
- 1 jalapeño, minced
- ½ cup cilantro, chopped
- Juice of 1 lime
- Salt