Best Rustic Roasted Tomato Salsa Salsa De Molcajete Recipes

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RUSTIC ROASTED TOMATO SALSA (SALSA DE MOLCAJETE)



Rustic Roasted Tomato Salsa (Salsa De Molcajete) image

I love this salsa for breakfast in Spicy Cilantro Scrambled Eggs or (for dinner) in Salmon in Luxurious Green Sesame Pipian. My housekeeper in Mexico gave me this recipe and I have used it ever since.

Provided by Witch Doctor

Categories     Sauces

Time 55m

Yield 2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 fresh jalapeno peppers (or 4 Serranos)
3 garlic cloves, unpeeled
1/2 cup finely chopped white onion
1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice, preferably fire roasted or 4 large tomatillos, husked, rinsed and quartered and roasted
1/3 cup loosely packed roughly chopped cilantro
1 teaspoon fresh lime juice (or more)
salt, to taste

Steps:

  • Set a small skillet over medium heat. Lay the chilis and garlic in the skillet and dry-roast until soft and blotchy black in spots, about 10 minutes for the chilis, about 15 minutes for the garlic.
  • While the chilis and garlic are roasting, scoop the chopped onion into a strainer and rinse under cold water. Shake off the excess water and pour into a medium bowl.
  • Pull the stems off the roasted chilis and peel the papery skins off the garlic. Scoop them into a food processor and pulse until they are finely chopped. Add the tomatoes, with their juice, re-cover and pulse a few more times, until the mixture is as coarse or smooth as you want your salsa to be.
  • Pour the tomato mixture into the bowl with the onion. Add the cilantro and stir thoroughly. Thin with a little water, if necessary, to give the salsa an easily spoonable consistency. Taste and season with the lime juice or vinegar, if using, and salt, usually about ½ teaspoons If not using within an hour or two, cover and refrigerate.
  • Note: If you're not planning to use the salsa within a few hours, wait until you're ready to serve to add the onions and cilantro.
  • Using fresh tomatoes:.
  • Roast 4 medium to large tomatillos, husked, rinsed and quartered, close up under a hot broiler until blistered and blackened in spots, then flip them over and roast the other side. Peel off the skin, chop them and use them in the salsa.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 84.3, Fat 0.5, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 464.8, Carbohydrate 20.1, Fiber 4.1, Sugar 10.2, Protein 2.6

SALSA DE MOLCAJETE (MOLCAJETE SAUCE)



Salsa De Molcajete (Molcajete Sauce) image

While most table salsas are either fresh or cooked, in this version the flavor of the chiles and tomato is intensified by roasting. Some salsas can be made in a blender, but the texture of this one is much better when made in the traditional molcajete, as it is important that it be chunky, not smooth.

Provided by Honey Sweet

Categories     Sauces

Time 15m

Yield 1 1/2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 4

5 serrano chilies
2 tomatoes, ripe
1 garlic clove
1 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • On a comal or iron skillet, roast the chiles and tomatoes for 8 minutes or until they are soft.
  • Peel off and discard the burnt skin from the tomatoes.
  • In a mortar or molcajete, grind the chiles and garlic. When they are roughly chopped, add the tomatoes and continue grinding.
  • Add salt. Serve in the molcajete or a small bowl.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 39, Fat 0.4, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 1560.9, Carbohydrate 8.4, Fiber 2.8, Sugar 5.1, Protein 1.9

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