Authentic Fire-Roasted Tex-Mex Salsa

Fire up that broiler to make your own roasted tomato salsa blended with jalapenos, onion, and cilantro.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 14 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 lime, juiced
• cooking spray
• 1 jalapeno pepper, stem removed
• 5 large Roma tomatoes, halved lengthwise
• 0.33333334326744 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 0.25 large white onion
• 1.5 teaspoons garlic salt, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Spray a 9x13-inch glass casserole dish with cooking spray. Arrange tomatoes in the prepared dish with cut sides down. Add onion and jalapeno.

Step 2

Broil until tomato skins are blackened and blistered, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove onion and jalapeno halfway through cooking time, once skins are slightly softened.

Step 3

Combine broiled vegetables in a blender; add cilantro, lime juice, and 1 teaspoon garlic salt. Pulse until smooth. Taste and season with remaining garlic salt as desired.

Step 4

Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler to high.