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Whenever I want a snack that’s a guaranteed crowd-pleaser, I turn to salsa and chips — it delivers every time. And, when I really want to turn heads, I skip the jarred stuff and pull out my food processor to make a quick batch of fresh salsa. If you’ve never made fresh salsa before, the most important thing I want you to know is that it’s faster and easier than you might suspect. All you need is a handful of ingredients from the produce section and no more than 10 minutes on the clock.
Once you make salsa in your food processor, you’ll wonder why you haven’t been doing it all along! It’s the ideal snack and app to take you through spring and summer, plus it’s perfect for any occasion.
Advantages of Making Salsa in the Food Processor
While you can certainly make fresh salsa by hand, the food processor really speeds up the job and cuts out most of the knife work. You will still need a chef’s knife for some light chopping, but there’s no fine dicing or precision required and the prep work is minimal. From start to finish, the salsa will be ready in just 10 minutes.
Do You Need to Chop Tomatoes Before Putting Them Through the Food Processor?
Before adding the tomatoes to the food processor, you’ll core and coarsely chop a pound of Roma tomatoes into one-inch cubes. It’s an extra step that’s extremely helpful. Roughly chopping the ingredients to about the same size reduces the risk of overworking them in the food processor. The best salsa has a finely chopped, rather than puréed, texture.
Ingredients You Need to Make Salsa
This salsa recipe relies primarily on fresh ingredients, plus a couple of items from the pantry. Here’s everything you’ll need to make salsa in the food processor.
