Burnt Salsa

This spicy, summery recipe makes a surprising steamy salsa using your gas grill to "burn" peppers and tomatoes to a deliciously smoky state.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 10 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• ¼ cup chopped onion
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 4 jalapeno peppers, stemmed
• 1 ½ teaspoons chili-lime seasoning (such as Tajin®)
• 18 roma (plum) tomatoes
• 4 serrano chile peppers, stemmed
• 4 Anaheim chile peppers, stemmed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil the grate. Place tomatoes, jalapeno peppers, serrano peppers, and Anaheim peppers on grill.

Step 2

Cook on the preheated grill, turning often, until tomatoes have collapsed and all peppers are blackened, 30 to 40 minutes.

Step 3

Transfer tomatoes, jalapeno peppers, serrano peppers, and Anaheim peppers to a large serving bowl; blend with an immersion blender until chunky. Add onion, cilantro, lime juice, salt, chili-lime seasoning, and black pepper; stir salsa to combine.