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It’s that time of the year again! Our garden is bursting with fresh veggies and all of a sudden we’re like….how are we gonna eat all this??? Right now I’ve got boat loads of tomatoes on my hands. And you know I’ve already made batch after batch of our Slow Roasted Tomato Sauce well, cause it’s AMAZING (and did I mention it’s super easy too). But….I also love trying new things and finding creative ways to use up our harvest. So in the spirit of trying something new, let me introduce you to another fabulous way to put all those tomatoes to good use, Roasted Tomato Salsa. You guys!!! This is the most perfect, from scratch, garden fresh, delicious, smokey, chunky salsa ever! This scrumptious salsa is chock full of tomato flavor and can be easily customized to your taste. Serve it as an appetizer or snack, whip it up in a pinch on Taco Tuesdays or Tequila Thursdays (if that’s not a thing, can we make it a thing?), or make this your new game day go to!! Really you can’t go wrong as long as there’s salty chips and beer. Amiright?!?

Here’s all you’ll need: tomatoes, olive oil, fresh cilantro, limes, garlic, yellow pepper, green onions, ground cumin, smoked paprika, ground chipotle, salt, hot sauce, and of course have those tortilla chips ready to roll.

First we need to peel and seed those tomatoes. I promise this is the most work you’ll have to do for this whole recipe. Roasted Tomato Salsa is one of recipes that I love not just cause it tastes great, but because it’s easy!! Spray a large baking sheet with cooking spray (I like to cover mine with aluminum foil first because I’m all about that easy cleanup). Place 3 tomatoes cut side down on the baking sheet (which basically just means that the skin will be on top). Drizzle with 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil.

Turn that broiler all the way up to high and broil about 4 inches from the heat for 4-5 minutes. In my oven that means top rack. Keep a watchful eye. We’re shooting for blistered tomato skin with no smoke alarms going off! High five! Roasting the tomatoes not only enhances their flavor and aroma, but also brings out a subtle smokey flavor. Cause we fancy like that!

Next allow the tomatoes to cool slightly and drain the juices. These babies are juicy enough on their own without all that extra stuff! Then bust out your handy dandy Ninja (or blender or food processor). Blend the uncooked and roasted tomatoes together in batches until chunky. That means just a quick process or two in the ninja cause this baby is powerful as all get out!

Set the tomatoes aside. Throw some cilantro, lime juice, lime zest, and 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil into the food processor. Process until blended. It’s ok if it’s a little chunky. Stir into the tomato mixture. If you’re one of those strange people that tastes a soapy flavor when eating cilantro (raises hand) then you can swap it out for fresh parsley or skip it all together. If you Google “why does cilantro taste like soap”, apparently it’s a genetic trait…..so thanks a lot Mom and Dad! I’m finding the more times I try it the less soapy it tastes but feel free to substitute if you just can’t do it.

Stir in the chopped peppers, green onions, cumin, smoked paprika, chipotle, salt, pepper, and hot sauce. And this would be the part where you can customize your Roasted Tomato Salsa like cray cray!! Add green peppers instead of yellow peppers…or both. You can have whatever you like. Turn up the heat with some extra hot sauce or throw in some jalapeños if you like it hot and spicy!!! By all means go nuts!!

Refrigerate for an hour….or longer. Let those flavors marinate baby!!! Serve with tortilla chips and have at it. What did I tell you? The most perfect, best ever, fresh and easy Roasted Tomato Salsa! Told ya so. Whip up a batch of our Beer Margaritas and let’s get this party started!!

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