Hatch Chile Salsa

This Hatch chile salsa recipe blends roasted chile peppers with tomatoes, onion, and cilantro for an intensely flavored salsa — perfect party fare.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 15 mins
• Calories: 63 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 pinch garlic powder, or to taste
• 5 Hatch chile peppers, stems removed
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes with roasted garlic
• 0.25 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 0.5 onion, roughly chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

Arrange chile peppers on the prepared baking sheet.

Step 3

Cook under the preheated broiler until pepper skins blackened and blistered, 5 to 8 minutes.

Step 4

Transfer chile peppers to a bowl; tightly seal with plastic wrap and steam until cool, about 20 minutes. Remove and discard chile pepper skins.

Step 5

Combine chile peppers, diced tomatoes, diced tomatoes with roasted garlic, onion, cilantro, and garlic powder in the bowl of a food processor or blender; pulse until reaches desired consistency.