Hi! I am really new to salsa making but we’ve been going to this Mexican restaurant, and every time we get this. I asked the waitress for the ingredients, she said off the top of her head she knew it had tomato, lime, and cilantro. Wondering if anyone could help me identify any other possible ingredients. Thanks in advance!
by frau_chicken_nugget
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What flavors do you taste? Garlic? Oregano? Smokiness like maybe some Chile de arbol? What’s the heat level? Any sweetness noted?
Usually the base for this restaurant stuff is canned tomato, garlic, onion, some sort of pepper, lime, and cilantro.
Put in a blender some places cook and bring it to a simmer which changes its flavor and some places add some other ingredients.
Just play around with it. It’ll take a few trial and error runs, but you should end up with something close.
Edit: These restaurants give this stuff out for free, so if you’re trying to replicate it rule out any expensive/hard to find ingredients. Should narrow down the ingredients to play with if that helps.
If you tell them that you love their salsa and ask for the recipe they’d probably give it to you