Easy Restaurant Style Salsa Recipe (Paleo)
This paleo Restaurant Style Salsa Recipe combines fire-roasted canned tomatoes with fresh onion, garlic, jalapeno, lime juice, and cilantro for a salsa that’s as easy to make as it is flavorful!
Servings 8 servings
Calories 19kcal
Ingredients
- 1 small sweet onion peeled and quartered
- 1 clove garlic peeled and halved
- 1 to 2 jalapeno peppers halved lengthwise and seeds removed (use about 1/2 jalapeno for “mild” heat level)
- 14.5 ounce can fire-roasted tomatoes with juices
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- A handful of fresh cilantro
Instructions
- Add the onion, garlic, and jalapeno to a food processor and process until finely chopped.
- Add the tomatoes, lime juice, cumin, salt, and black pepper and pulse a few times until it looks like salsa.
- Add the fresh cilantro and pulse to combine.
- Taste and add additional salt, black pepper, jalapeno peppers, or lime juice as desired.
- Serve, or for best flavor, refrigerate an hour before serving.
Notes
- Net Carbs: 3g per serving (1/4 cup)
- This recipe makes about 2 cups of salsa, which is 8 servings. Each serving is 1/4 cup.
- Store this salsa in a covered container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.25cup | Calories: 19kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 116mg | Potassium: 20mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 224IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg