Salsa de Jitomate Asado
Any time you fire up your charcoal grill, you should make some salsa. Try this rustic grilled tomato salsa or salsa de jitomate asado.
The rich smokey flavor is the perfect accompaniment for carne asada or grilled quesadillas or even just chips.
How to Make
Here is the ingredient list to make about 4 cups of salsa.
Ingredients:
- 7 medium plum tomatoes
- 1 medium white onion
- 2 serrano chiles
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons water
Grilling Develops Maximum Flavor
Blackening the tomatoes, onions, and serrano chiles is the most important step when preparing this salsa. Hot coals are the key. Grilling vegetables until they are charred concentrates the flavors and adds a rich smokiness. The smoke from the charcoal permeates the vegetables.
Easy to Make
All of the ingredients. Ready to be turned into salsa.
Add the ingredients to your blender with 3 tablespoons of water. Coarsely blend.
That’t it! The salsa is ready to use.
Grilled Tomato Salsa Recipe
Ingredients
- 7 medium plum tomatoes Roma
- 1 medium white onion
- 2 serrano chiles
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons water
Instructions
- Rinse the vegetables before grilling.
- Place the vegetables on a hot grill for about 15 minutes.
- Place all of the ingredients in your blender jar with 3 tablespoons of water and then blend for 30 seconds.
- Taste and adjust the salt.
Notes
- Use fewer plum tomatoes if your tomatoes are really large.
- Substitute green tomatoes for a change of pace.
- Use only 1 serrano chile if you prefer a milder salsa. They flavor will still be bold.
- Keeps in the refrigerator for 3 days although it’s unlikely that it will last that long.
Hank Guerrero says
Just natural flavors make this a great salsa. I realized after following the recipe to the letter there’s no cumin or oregano. Love it that way.
Dean says
can this be canned?
Andrew says
I finished making this just a few minutes ago. It is fantastic! Thank you very much for posting this recipe.
Out of necessity I made a couple of changes.
I grilled the veg over the gas stove
I used 3 large jalapeños
I added an extra clove of garlic
Try this recipe. It is so easy and delicious!
My wife, who likes almost nothing I cook, is already on her second serving of chips and salsa. That is the gold seal of approval!