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Easy Homemade Salsa is not just for snacking on with chips. You can put it on almost ANYTHING. Fresh and vibrant, this salsa has a kick that will knock your socks off.

Shot of a mason jar of homemade salsa, on a gray napkin with a few chips beside it.

As you can see from the photos below, making salsa is quick and easy. Just seven ingredients, and you literally just throw everything in the food processor and pulse. Done in a few secs. Easy peasy.

Yup, just SEVEN ingredients:

tomatoes
jalapeno
red onion
cilantro
garlic
freshly squeezed lime juice
spices

Collage of 1) the tomatoes, jalapeño, onion, cilantro and spices, and 2) the food processor filled with the ingredients.

If you have a garden, be sure to use your home-grown tomatoes to make homemade salsa. I’ve tried to grow tomatoes in pots a couple of times. One year, I actually got about seven off of one plant. THAT was a big deal. Like I-had-a-party big deal. They usually just burn off as soon as July hits, so I’ve tabled tomato growing for now. Maybe if I tried a garden in the ground, I’d be successful. But then there is setting it up, bringing in dirt, planting, fertilizing, and watering. Lots of water.

I’m going to stick to the grocery stores or farmer’s markets instead.

The flavors of this easy homemade salsa get better after several hours in the fridge. The two jars I made should last up to one week – if we don’t devour it all before then.

Use salsa in SO many other ways, besides for just chips.

Top your salad with salsa, or use it as a salad dressing.
Top your burrito bowls with salsa, like my fav, Grilled Chicken Burrito Bowls.
Use it in your tostadas, as in my Crunchy Shrimp Tostadas or my Huevos Rancheros Tostadas.
Spoon some on your nachos, like on my Beef and Bean Nachos.
Really, you can use this in any of my Tex-Mex Recipes.

Try it. You’ll like it, I promise!

Overhead shot of a small white bowl of homemade salsa, on a plate with Tostito chips.

Kitchen Tools used for this recipe:

Global 7-inch Knife – My fav kitchen knife.
Food Processor – Used to make the salsa.

Make this salsa next: Homemade Salsa Verde

xoxo ~Sue