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    Chipotle Salsa

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    Salsa de Chipotle

    Chipotle salsa is one of my favorite, smoky salsas. It goes with everything — from beef and chicken to tacos and eggs. Made with canned chipotle chili peppers in adobo sauce, this chipotle salsa recipe is one of the easiest, tastiest you’ll ever make!

    Chipotle Salsa

    What to Expect from This Recipe

    Our homemade chipotle salsa recipe is made with pan-roasted tomatoes, onion and garlic. It’s blended and cooked to a smoky, slightly spicy perfection. You’ll need some canned chipotle chilis in adobo sauce, which you can find in any Mexican grocery store or online. The adobo makes this salsa a bold companion to many dishes.  

    Learn How to Make Chipotle Salsa

    Ingredients

    • 4 Roma tomatoes
    • ½ medium white onion
    • 2 cloves garlic (unpeeled)
    • 3 fresh cilantro sprigs
    • 2 canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce + 2 teaspoons adobo
    • ⅛ teaspoon cumin
    • ¼ teaspoon oregano
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 2 tablespoons cooking oil
    • 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro leaves for garnish

    Chipotle Salsa Ingredients

    Char the Vegetables

    Slice the tomatoes in half lengthwise, quarter the onion lengthwise, and place in a preheated pot, along with the unpeeled garlic cloves.

    Char Salsa Vegetables

    Turn the vegetables occasionally to be sure you get a good char on all sides. When ready, your vegetables should look like this and smell heavenly!

    Charred Vegetables in Pot

    Carefully empty the pot of vegetables onto a cutting board and remove the skin from the garlic.

    Charred Vegetables on Cutting Board

    Blend the Ingredients

    Add all of your charred vegetables to the blender, along with the rest of the ingredients, except for the cooking oil.

    Roasted Vegetables in Blender

    Blend until smooth. Looking good! Just a couple more steps to go.

    Blended Chipotle Salsa

    Cook the Salsa

    Cooking the salsa gives you the most flavorful, authentic taste, so don’t skip this step! Preheat a pot over medium-high heat and add the cooking oil.

    Pouring Oil into Pot

    Slowly and carefully pour the salsa into the hot oil. The salsa may splatter, so don’t get too close to the pot.

    Cooking Salsa Chipotle

    Give it a stir, and cook on high for two minutes. Then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes.

    Stirring Salsa Chipotle

    The salsa will reduce and thicken. When ready, your salsa should look like this.

    Salsa Chipotle on Stove

    Serve Your Salsa

    Empty your salsa into a serving bowl.

    Salsa Chipotle in Serving Bowl

    Sprinkle with chopped cilantro.

    Chipotle Salsa with Cilantro

    And your chipotle salsa is ready to eat! Serve over tacos, beef, chicken, eggs or nachos. This yummy salsa goes with just about everything. Mmmm!

    Salsa de Chipotle

    Salsa de Chipotle
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    Chipotle Salsa Recipe

    Salsa de chipotle is made with charred tomatoes, onion and garlic. It’s blended and cooked to a smoky, slightly spicy perfection.
    Course Salsa
    Cuisine Mexican
    Keyword chipotle salsa
    Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time 20 minutes minutes
    Total Time 30 minutes minutes
    Servings 6
    Calories 59kcal
    Author Lori Alcalá

    Equipment

    • Blender
    • Kitchen knife
    • Cutting board
    • Cooking Pot
    • Kitchen spoon
    • Serving bowl

    Ingredients

    • 4 Roma tomatoes
    • ½ white onion (medium)
    • 2 garlic cloves unpeeled
    • 3 cilantro sprigs
    • 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce canned
    • 2 teaspoon adobo sauce from chipotle peppers
    • ⅛ teaspoon cumin
    • ¼ teaspoon oregano
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 2 tablespoon cooking oil
    • 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro leaves, finely chopped for garnish

    Instructions

    Char the Vegetables

    • Slice the tomatoes in half lengthwise, quarter the onion lengthwise, and place in a preheated pot, along with the unpeeled garlic cloves.
    • Turn the vegetables occasionally to be sure you get a good char on all sides.
    • Carefully empty the pot of vegetables onto a cutting board and remove the skin from the garlic.

    Blend the Ingredients

    • Add all of your charred vegetables to the blender, along with the rest of the ingredients, except for the cooking oil.
    • Blend until smooth.

    Cook the Salsa

    • Cooking the salsa gives you the most flavorful, authentic taste, so don’t skip this step! Preheat a pot over medium-high heat and add the cooking oil.
    • Slowly and carefully pour the salsa into the hot oil. The salsa may splatter, so don’t get too close to the pot.
    • Give it a stir, and cook on high for two minutes. Then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes.

    Serve Your Salsa

    • Empty your salsa into a serving bowl.
    • Sprinkle with chopped cilantro.
    • Your salsa is ready to savor!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 59kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 281mg | Potassium: 123mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 752IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 0.4mg

    Provecho! Let us know in the comments below what dish you will serve it with.

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. April says

      May 03, 2021 at 4:15 pm

      If you don’t use it all up, how long can you keep this in the fridge?

      Reply
      • Judy says

        May 04, 2021 at 8:57 am

        Anything with tomatoes will keep awhile, but I am thinking it should freeze well in small amounts . I am going to be trying this. I love chipotle

        Reply
        • Lori Alcalá says

          May 04, 2021 at 9:07 am

          Let us know how it goes, Judy!

          Reply
      • Lori Alcalá says

        May 04, 2021 at 9:07 am

        Hi, April. We’ve made this salsa several times and it does keep well. I’d say four or five days, but we use it on everything so it never lasts that long. We’ll make a batch for a meal, and then use the leftover salsa for quesadillas, eggs and even sandwiches.

        Reply
    2. Richard Corbett says

      July 31, 2021 at 1:11 pm

      Can you can this recipe? How long of a shelf life would it have?

      Reply
    3. Loren says

      November 06, 2021 at 2:42 pm

      One variation I like is; after blending, prior to cooking, set aside 1/4 of the mix & do not cook that portion. Once the cooked 3/4 of the mix is cooled re-combine the uncooked 1/4.
      A slightly different taste. Not necessarily better, just a little different.

      Reply
    4. Marta says

      February 11, 2022 at 10:06 am

      5 stars
      The taste is delicious but I think I will cook it for a bit less time next time as it was a bit too thick. I will also make it a bit more spicy :) But it is great!

      Reply
    5. Elaine says

      June 08, 2022 at 6:40 pm

      Love the recipe, but it seems like 20 minutes was too long and I had to reconstitute the salsa with some added juice. I’m thinking that next time I should simmer just 10 minutes.

      Reply
    6. Michaela says

      June 21, 2022 at 7:57 pm

      5 stars
      Just made this go go on my taco salad. Very tasty.

      Reply

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