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Chipotle Salsa Recipe

Published: Feb 9, 2019 · Updated: Jun 19, 2019 by Mely Martínez

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This Chipotle Salsa is made with roasted tomatoes, chipotle peppers in adobo, onion, and cilantro. Smoky and delicious, this spicy salsa is great for topping your tacos, huevos rancheros, carne asada, and burritos. It’s also great for eating with tortilla chips!

Chipotle Salsa Recipe | Homemade Salsa | Mexican Food Recipes

Homemade Chipotle Salsa

Every time I make this Chipotle Salsa, I think about Gaby, a girl that used work with me when we lived in Monterrey, NL. She used to complain about this salsa being too mild and needing more peppers to be spicy! The good thing about this salsa is that if you’re like her and want it to be spicier, you only have to add some more peppers.

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7 RECIPES USING CANNED CHIPOTLES PEPPERS

I like to make this salsa from scratch by roasting the tomatoes myself. I know that many Mexican-style restaurants use canned roasted tomatoes to make their salsas, but I’ve never made it like that myself. If you make this salsa using canned tomatoes, come back and let me know how it came out!

How to make chipotle salsa with roasted tomatoes:

INGREDIENTS:

MAKES 1½ CUPS

  • 3 Plum tomatoes
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 2 chipotle peppers in adobo
  • ⅓ cup white onion, chopped
  • ½ cup cilantro, chopped
  • Salt to taste

NOTES:

  • This Chipotle Salsa lasts about 4 days in the fridge. If you want to make it ahead of time, just stir in the onion and cilantro until you plan to serve it.
  • Other uses for this salsa include topping grilled or baked chicken, fish, and shrimp tacos.
  • If you are doing the Keto diet, rinse the chipotle peppers, since their adobo sauce has some sugar added to it.

INSTRUCTIONS:

chipotle salsa with roasted tomatoes and chipotle peppers in adobo recipe
  • Place the tomatoes and garlic clove on a hot skillet and roast. Remove the garlic clove promptly, since it roasts quickly. Make sure to rotate the tomatoes in order to have an even roasting. They will take about 8 minutes to be well roasted.
  • Remove the roasted tomatoes and chop them into pieces. Chop up the garlic clove, as well.
  • Place the chipotle peppers, tomatoes, and garlic in your food processor or blender. Process until they acquire a chunky texture.
  • Serve in a bowl, then stir in the onion and cilantro. Season with salt, and enjoy!
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If you like Chipotles in Adobo, maybe you’ll also like the recipe for Creamy Chipotle Chicken Breasts, as well as the Meatballs in Chipotle Sauce recipe.

Mild Chunky Salsa, Provecho!

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Chipotle salsa with roasted tomatoes

Mely Martínez
This Chipotle Salsa is made with roasted tomatoes, chipotle peppers in adobo, onion, and cilantro. Smoky and delicious, this spicy salsa is great for topping your tacos, huevos rancheros, carne asada, and burritos. It’s also great for eating with tortilla chips!
5 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Course Salsas
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 24 Tablespoons
Calories 3 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 3 Plum tomatoes
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 2 chipotle peppers in adobo
  • ⅓ cup white onion chopped
  • ½ cup cilantro chopped
  • Salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Place the tomatoes and garlic clove on a hot skillet and roast. Remove the garlic clove promptly, since it roasts quickly. Make sure to rotate the tomatoes in order to have an even roasting. They will take about 8 minutes to be well roasted.
  • Remove the roasted tomatoes and chop them into pieces. Chop up the garlic clove, as well.
  • Place the chipotle peppers, tomatoes, and garlic in your food processor or blender. Process until they acquire a chunky texture.
  • Serve in a bowl, then stir in the onion and cilantro. Season with salt, and enjoy!

Notes

  • This Chipotle Salsa lasts about 4 days in the fridge. If you want to make it ahead of time, just stir in the onion and cilantro until you plan to serve it.
  • Other uses for this salsa include topping grilled or baked chicken, fish, and shrimp tacos.
  • If you are doing the Keto diet, rinse the chipotle peppers, since their adobo sauce has some sugar added to it.

Nutrition

Serving: 1tablespoonCalories: 3kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 22mgPotassium: 26mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 110IUVitamin C: 1.5mgCalcium: 1mg
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  1. Jorge

    October 28, 2021 at 11:21 pm

    5 stars
    It came out perfect!! Absolutely delicious!!

    Reply
  2. Martha E. Trevino

    April 22, 2019 at 2:43 pm

    Delicious recipe, Mely! Fresh tomatoes are the best. Canned tomatoes have that canned flavor. My family has always used fresh tomatoes, garlic cloves, pepper corns, cumin seed, cilantro, cinnamon sticks... Nothing screams "delicious" quite like the fresh ingredients. Canned goods are all right if you've grown up with that and have become accustomed to that taste, but when you have tasted fresh ingredients your entire life, you can surely tell the difference! I love the fact that you have placed the taste of authentic Mexican food recipes for the world to discover. You are truly a gem, Mely, a national treasure. I can hardly wait to see you on a national TV cooking show because I know you would become famous world-wide with your superb culinary skills! Here's looking at you, Kid!

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