QUICK & EASY SALSA ROJA

Quick & Easy Salsa Roja image

Provided by Leonas

Time 10m

Yield 4 Cups

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 (14 ounce) can Ro-Tel tomatoes, with juice (Tomatoes with Green chiles)
1 (14 ounce) can canned diced tomatoes with juice
1/4 cup yellow onion, minced fine
1/2 large jalapeno pepper, deveined
1 small serrano chilies or 1 medium serrano chili, deveined, minced fine
3 -4 garlic cloves
1 lime, juice of, fresh
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 tablespoon sugar

Steps:

Place onions, jalapeno chile, and garlic into food processor. Pulse several times, until chopped fine.
Place tomatoes into food processor.
Place chopped cilantro, lime juice, salt, and sugar into food processor.
Mince Serrano chile very fine, then saute for a few minutes, until soft, in olive oil. Place inside food processor, oil and all.
Pulse all ingredients together until as smooth or chunky as you like. Taste, add salt if desired, serve with tortilla chips.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 85.6, Fat 3.7, SaturatedFat 0.5, Sodium 905.3, Carbohydrate 13.7, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 5.5, Protein 1.8