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Loaded with lots of juicy summer tomatoes and a mild kick of heat, this fresh tomato salsa is incredible with crispy tortilla chips and blends up in less than 10 minutes in your food processor!

Loaded with lots of juicy summer tomatoes and a mild kick of heat, this tomato salsa is incredible with crispy tortilla chips and blends up in less than 10 minutes in your food processor!

There’s nothing better than a good homemade salsa! Bonus points if it lets you use in-season tomatoes and gives you an excuse to eat chips as well.

Summer tomatoes, I’m looking at you and about to give you the best new home.

We’re not messing around with roasting or anything fussy with this salsa today, y’all. All we’re doing is piling all the ingredients in your food processor, giving it a quick whirl, and grabbing that bag of chips for what’s about to be a dang good time.

Loaded with lots of juicy summer tomatoes and a mild kick of heat, this tomato salsa is incredible with crispy tortilla chips and blends up in less than 10 minutes in your food processor!

This salsa is so simple, it’s quickly become our go-to use for excessive amounts of garden tomatoes in the summertime mostly because it’s just so incredibly easy!

The best part is we’re not opening up a can or anything and just relying on good ol’ fresh goodness to carry this salsa. You can taste the difference.

This Salsa features…

  • Fresh summer tomatoes
  • A little heat from fresh jalapenos
  • Lots of fresh lime and cilantro
  • No cooking required and whips up entirely in your food processor
Loaded with lots of juicy summer tomatoes and a mild kick of heat, this tomato salsa is incredible with crispy tortilla chips and blends up in less than 10 minutes in your food processor!

Making the Salsa

(scroll down to the bottom of the post for the full recipe)

Ingredients You Will Need

  • Tomatoes
  • Jalapenos
  • Lime
  • Cilantro
  • Sweet onion
  • Garlic
  • Tortilla chips

Food Processor or Blender?

This recipe will work great with either machine! We generally prefer to use the food processor because this lets you control the level of pulsing a little more which is nice when you’re trying to achieve a specific salsa texture. Either machine will absolutely work though!

Loaded with lots of juicy summer tomatoes and a mild kick of heat, this tomato salsa is incredible with crispy tortilla chips and blends up in less than 10 minutes in your food processor!

Tips for Perfect Salsa

  • Use ripe in-season tomatoes – using good tomatoes is a must here! Look for fragrant, soft-yet-firm tomatoes for the most flavorful salsa.
  • Pulse salsa – be careful not to over-blend the salsa – a little bit of texture is what you want.
  • Use fresh lime, cilantro, and garlic – fresh makes a huge difference flavor-wise in this salsa!

Recipe Variations

Try these ideas for a different twist on this salsa!

  • Increase the heat – try using a spicier pepper such as serrano or habanero
  • Dial back the heat – alternatively, you can decrease the jalapeno down to 1 for a milder salsa.
  • Add fruit – try adding 1/2 cup chopped peaches, pineapple, or mango to salsa before blending for a fruity flavor.
  • Make it smoky – add 1 chipotle in adobo sauce to salsa before blending for an incredible smoky flavor.

How To Use Salsa

The sky’s the limit for what this salsa can be used for! Check out our favorites way below.

  • Serve with warmed tortilla chips
  • Use as a topper for tacos, nachos, or enchiladas
  • Spoon on top of taco salad
  • Use as a dipping sauce for taquitos or quesadillas
Loaded with lots of juicy summer tomatoes and a mild kick of heat, this tomato salsa is incredible with crispy tortilla chips and blends up in less than 10 minutes in your food processor!

Not gonna lie, you may just want to dig into this salsa straight from the bowl with a spoon. It’s bright, flavorful, and just all the best parts about summer tomatoes!

Your chips for real aren’t about to know what hit ’em.

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Loaded with lots of juicy summer tomatoes and a mild kick of heat, this tomato salsa is incredible with crispy tortilla chips and blends up in less than 10 minutes in your food processor!

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Loaded with lots of juicy summer tomatoes and a mild kick of heat, this tomato salsa is incredible with crispy tortilla chips and blends up in less than 10 minutes in your food processor!
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Garden-Fresh Tomato Salsa

Loaded with lots of juicy summer tomatoes and a mild kick of heat, this fresh tomato salsa is incredible with crispy tortilla chips and blends up in less than 10 minutes in your food processor!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 4 cups salsa
Calories 23kcal

Ingredients

  • 4 medium ripe tomatoes, cored and diced
  • 1-2 medium jalapenos, diced (leave the seeds in for an extra kick of heat)
  • 1/4 cup freshly-squeezed lime juice
  • 1/4 cup firmly-packed cilantro
  • 1/2 cup diced sweet onion
  • 1 small clove garlic, peeled
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Tortilla chips for serving

Instructions

  • Place all ingredients in a food processor or blender. Pulse salsa several times until everything is finely chopped and salsa reaches your desired consistency.
  • Season salsa with salt and pepper to taste and store in refrigerator until ready to serve. Enjoy with tortilla chips!

Notes

Storing Instructions
Store salsa in refrigerator up to 1 week.

Nutrition

Serving: 4 oz salsa (calculated without chips) | Calories: 23kcal | Carbohydrates: 5.3g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.2g | Sodium: 5mg | Potassium: 235mg | Fiber: 1.4g | Sugar: 2.9g | Calcium: 14mg
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This recipe was updated with new photos and recipe tips on 7/6/23.

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  1. Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says

    I’m so jealous that you have all those tomatoes coming out of your ears! 🙂 I don’t have a garden this year, but it’s my goal to plant lots and lots of tomato plants next year. And this salsa looks like the perfect recipe for it! I love how chunky this is…perfect to scoop up with some chips!

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  6. zerrin says

    A fabulous looking salsa! I’m sure these garden-fresh tomatoes taste way better than store bought ones. I can even have this bowl at breakfast. Salt is written twice in the ingredients, I guess one of them is something else. Pinning!

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  11. Karen @ Lushious Eats says

    This salsa is the total BOMB! I love thick, chunky tomato in salsa! Looks FAB! Now I just wait and wait and wait and wait and wait and… shit, summer is over and I still don’t have tomatoes…lolz! Mine are coming in sooooooo sloooooowww! Lucky You! 😉

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    • Sarah says

      This salsa is the IDEAL way to use up all them tomaters’! Aaand it gives you an excuse to have chips while still eating semi-healthy. WIN. 😀

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  14. Isadora says

    I’m hoping on a plane right now and I’m bringing lots of bags!! I have like 10 tomatoes and that is it 🙁 Salsa is the perfect thing to make with an over abundance of tomatoes! I go through like ten jars of salsa a week around here! You need to figure out how to can it and then send it all my way 🙂

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