Paul's Famous Salsa

Pop some tomatoes, onions, serrano peppers, and garlic under the broiler, blend them with spices, cilantro, and lime juice and you've got a yourself a 30-minute homemade salsa.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 36 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 6 cloves garlic
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, or as needed
• ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro, or to taste
• 1 lime, juiced (Optional)
• 4 large vine-ripened tomatoes, cored and cut into quarters
• 2 white onions, quartered
• 4 serrano peppers, or to taste, stemmed

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

Combine tomatoes, onions, serrano peppers, and garlic in a large bowl; drizzle with vegetable oil and toss until lightly coated. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet.

Step 3

Broil in the preheated oven until vegetables begin to brown, about 5 minutes.

Step 4

Transfer vegetables to the bowl of a food processor. Add salt and cumin; pulse a few times until desired chunkiness is reached. Add cilantro and pulse a couple of times to combine. Stir in lime juice.