Best Mexican Red Table Salsa Salsa Roja De Mesa Recipes

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RESTAURANT STYLE SALSA (ROJA SALSA FRITA)



Restaurant Style Salsa (Roja Salsa Frita) image

Do you love that fresh red salsa at your local Mexican restaurant? Do you want to learn how to make it at home? I can help! This recipe for restaurant-style salsa is so simple to make. All you need are 6 ingredients and 20 minutes of your time. All the ingredients are easy to find at your local grocery store, leaving you with a delicious salsa frita!

Provided by Mely Martínez

Categories     Salsas

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 medium size tomatoes
2 serrano peppers*
1 garlic clove
¼ of a medium size white onion
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Salt to season

Steps:

  • Roughly chop tomatoes, serranos, garlic clove, and onion.
  • Place in your blender with ¼ cup of water, and process until smooth (or slightly coarse, if you prefer).
  • Heat the oil in a medium-size frying pan over medium-high heat, and pour in the salsa and stir.
  • Once the salsa starts boiling, reduce the heat and gently simmer for about 13-15 minutes, stirring from time to time, until all the ingredients are well cooked. If it needs it, add more water; this will depend on how juicy the tomatoes are.
  • Once done, season with salt and serve. This sauce will keep well for about 3 days in your refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 Tbsp, Calories 14 kcal, Fat 1 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 116 mg

SALSA RECIPE - AUTHENTIC MEXICAN SALSA ROJA



Salsa Recipe - Authentic Mexican Salsa Roja image

Salsa Recipe - Authentic Mexican Salsa Roja made with fresh ingredients is a perfect appetizer or snack to enjoy this summer.

Provided by Charbel Barker

Categories     Appetizer

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 7

3 Tomatoes
1/4 Onion
1/4 bunch of cilantro
1 clove of garlic
1 jalapeno
olive oil
salt to taste

Steps:

  • Blend the tomato, garlic, and jalapeno in a blender.
  • Separately, dice the onions and the cilantro.
  • Add the tomato, garlic, jalapeno mixture to a frying pan with a small amount of olive oil.
  • Heat over medium high heat until it begins to boil, and then remove from heat.
  • Put the salsa in a bowl, add the cilantro and onion, and stir well.
  • Add salt to taste.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 2 tbsp, Calories 2 kcal

MEXICAN RED TABLE SALSA, SALSA ROJA DE MESA



Mexican Red Table Salsa, Salsa Roja de Mesa image

A Club favorite, this salsa really adds something special to your Mexican fiestas... or to your every day!

Provided by Juliann Esquivel

Categories     Salsas

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 large can hunt's peeled whole tomatoes 28 ounce can
2 medium jalapenos sliced in pieces, seeds and all. remove stalk and discard.
1 medium sweet onion peeled and cut into fourths
1 large handful of fresh cilantro leaves and stalks
4 large cloves of fresh garlic peeled
1 Tbsp dried oregano
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 small packet of goya sazon seasoning packet with culantro and achiote
1/2 tsp goya adobe seasoning
if you don't like a lot of heat use only one jalapeno. on the other hand if you like the heat you can add more jalapenos or a combination of jalapenos and serranos. optional

Steps:

  • 1. Put everything into a large microwavable bowl. Nuke for six minutes. Pour everything into a blender and with short pulses, pulse into small chunks. Do not let blender liquify everything. This salsa should be chunky.
  • 2. Pour into a salsa bowl and serve with nachos, tortilla chips or with your grilled meats or chicken. Or as a side dish to season your meal. Enjoy. I spred this salsa on my bolillos see my post when making molletes and bolillos.

SALSA ROJA RECIPE - MEXICAN RED TABLE SAUCE



Salsa Roja Recipe - Mexican Red Table Sauce image

This easy homemade salsa roja recipe is the ultimate Mexican salsa, perfect for tortillas, tacos and burritos, with tomatoes, jalapeno, lime juice and more.

Provided by Mike Hultquist

Categories     Main Course

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 pounds tomatoes (chopped)
1 small white onion (chopped)
2 jalapeno peppers (chopped - use Serrano peppers for a bit more heat!)
2 cloves garlic (chopped)
¼ cup chopped cilantro
Juice from half a lime
2 tablespoons olive oil
¼ teaspoon cumin ((optional, not traditional, more Tex-Mex))
Salt to taste

Steps:

  • Add tomatoes, onion, peppers, garlic, cilantro and lime juice to a food processor. Process until fairly smooth.
  • Heat a large pot to medium heat and add olive oil. Add the salsa and it will sear quickly.
  • Add cumin and bit of salt.
  • Bring to a quick boil and reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer for 15-20 minutes.
  • Season with salt if needed and stir.
  • Cool and refrigerate until ready to use.
  • Serve it up in a squeeze bottle like they do in Mexican restaurants for fun!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 23 kcal, Carbohydrate 2 g, Fat 1 g, Sodium 2 mg, Sugar 1 g, ServingSize 1 serving

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