Roasted Tomato Salsa I

This chunky, smoky salsa tastes amazing with tortilla chips. Roasted tomatoes, garlic, onion and jalapeno are blended with cilantro and cumin to create one of the tastiest and easiest Mexican-inspired recipes you'll ever try.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 16 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 small onion, quartered
• 12 roma (plum) tomatoes
• 2 cloves garlic, unpeeled
• 1 jalapeno chile pepper

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the broiler.

Step 2

In a medium baking dish, place roma (plum) tomatoes, garlic, onion and jalapeno chile pepper. Drizzle with olive oil.

Step 3

Checking often, broil 5 to 10 minutes, or until outsides of vegetables are charred.

Step 4

Remove vegetables from heat. Remove and discard tomato cores, jalapeno stem and garlic skins.

Step 5

In a food processor, coarsely chop the charred vegetables. Transfer to a medium bowl and mix in cumin, salt, lime juice and cilantro.