Salsa (Kevin's Copycat)

Name: Salsa (Kevin's Copycat)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: American, Mexican, Latin American
Ingredients: 6 LARGE tomatoes or 8 normal sized. Under ripe/orange if you can find them; 2 jalapeno peppers, 1 with pulp and seeds for medium spice; 2 cloves of garlic, minced; 1/2 cup red onion, diced; 1 can tomato paste; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 1/2 cup cilantro, fresh and chopped; Nacho Chips

4 steps

Prep:30minCook:15min

It's like a pico de gallo

Updated at: Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:04:28 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories29.5 kcal (1%)

Total Fat1.7 g (2%)

Carbs3.3 g (1%)

Sugars1.8 g (2%)

Protein0.7 g (1%)

Sodium50 mg (2%)

Fiber0.8 g (3%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

30 servings

6tomatoes

LARGE, or 8 normal sized, Under ripe/orange if you can find them

2jalapeno peppers

1 with pulp and seeds for medium spice

½ cupred onion

1 teaspoongarlic powder

½ teaspoonsalt

3 tablespoonsolive oil

½ cupcilantro

fresh and chopped

Nacho chips

Instructions

Step 1

Blanch tomatoes in boiling water and remove skin and core. Rough chop and place in a colander to drain.

Step 2

Put tomatoes, DICED jalapenos, DICED garlic, DICED red onion in the food processor and chop briefly until a smooth but slightly chunky consistency exists (a few pulses and maybe 5 seconds a full)

Step 3

Mix in remaining ingredients. Let sit in a fridge overnight if possible. Serve with nacho chips.

Step 4

Yields about 6x 250ml jars