Fire-Roasted Cherry Tomato Salsa

This gorgeous salsa would shine on any big-game snack table. The fire-roasting brings out a tremendous amount of flavor and provides just the right touch of smoky goodness. I'm sure your friends are more than happy with the jarred stuff, but once in a while it's nice to see if they're paying attention.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 16 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 pinch dried oregano
• 1 lime, juiced
• ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes, or more to taste
• 1 yellow onion, roughly chopped
• 8 cloves garlic, unpeeled
• 3 jalapeno peppers, sliced
• ⅓ cup firmly packed fresh cilantro leaves

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and brush with olive oil.

Step 2

Spread tomatoes, onion, garlic, and jalapeno peppers onto prepared baking sheet.

Step 3

Cook under the preheated broiler for 5 minutes. Turn the baking sheet and continue broiling until vegetables are charred, about 5 minutes more. Cool slightly.

Step 4

Remove garlic from skins; discard skins.

Step 5

Blend tomatoes, onion, peeled garlic, jalapenos, any accumulated juices from the baking sheet, cilantro leaves, lime juice, cumin, cayenne pepper, and oregano in a blender until salsa is smooth. Transfer to a bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until flavors blend, at least 2 hours. Season with salt and black pepper.