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Roma tomatoesare plum tomatoes which have a firm texture and an elongated shape. They’re ideal for sauces, like salsa, because of heir grainier, but denser flesh, few seeds, and high sugar levels.

In this particular recipe, you need to roast the Roma tomatoes to yield delicious results. Aside from concentrating and caramelizing the rich flavor of these tomatoes, roasting them also offers a more meaty and robust texture. Once roasted, you’ll possibly notice the sweet and rich taste of tomatoes in your finished Mexican salsa.

Garlic adds a spicy and pungent flavor to your salsa. Since the taste of raw garlic is too strong, you only need one garlic clove for this recipe. Once processed in the blender or food processor, you’ll barely notice the garlic in the mix.

What is salsa without the hotness, right? For this recipe, you need one jalapeno, which is a medium-sized chili pepper. The hotness of this pepper ranges from moderately to very hot, depending on its color and age. The older and the brighter shade of red it becomes, the hotter it gets.

For this recipe, you’ll need to use a milder hot flavor, so choose the younger jalapeno with a smooth, dark green color. Like the tomatoes, you’ll need to roast to make them more delicious and less harsh to the taste.

You need some fresh lime juice to add a citrus taste to your salsa. Not only does it add flavor, but its acidity can also help inhibit the growthof microorganisms in the salsa mix in case you decide to store them for longer days. Although using an already manufactured lime juice is convenient, it may not be advisable for this recipe because what we’re aiming here is natural freshness.

Cilantro gives that fresh and almost citrus-like taste into your finished salsa. You might confuse this with coriander because both refer to the same herb, but their terms may vary in different countries. If the recipe originates in the United States, cilantrorefers to the leaves and stalks while coriander refers to the seeds. If the recipe is made in the United Kingdom, the term cilantro doesn’t exist because they use coriander to refer to the herb.

To add more flavor, you need to add cumin, salt, and white pepper into the salsa mix. Cuminprovides an earthy, spicy flavor with hints of lemon and bitter flavors. You only need a bit of this in this recipe.

I usewhite pepperinstead of black pepper because it has a more lasting flavor. I also prefer it for aesthetic reasons, as black pepper seems to leave some unsightly black specks in your salsa. To prevent your salsa from tasting bland, saltis needed.

You need olive oil to drizzle some on the tomatoes and jalapeno when they get roasted in the oven. Not only does the oil can prevent the vegetables from sticking to the aluminum foil, but it absorbs the seasoning nicely. You can use any cheaper olive oil because expensive extra virgin oil gets burned above 320 degrees Fahrenheit.

Knife is essential in cutting the tomatoes and jalapeno in half. You also need it for chopping the onion, smashing the garlic, and cutting the lime in half. Use any sharp knife you have in your kitchen.

For sanitation purposes, you need a good cutting board to serve as the place where you cut the tomatoes, jalapenos, and lime. You can use any available cutting board you have at home, but it’s preferable to use a bamboo cutting boardbecause it’s eco-friendly and antimicrobial.

You might need a baking sheetto serve as the container for your tomatoes and jalapeno during the roasting process in the oven. Make sure that the size is large enough to hold all your tomatoes and jalapeno because you don’t want to roast them in batches, do you?

To wrap your baking sheet cleanly, you need aluminum foil. The aluminum foil will serve as a cushion between the surface of the baking sheet and the vegetables. This can help prevent your vegetables from sticking directly to the baking sheet after they come out from the oven.

To puree your ingredients in a chunky texture, you need a food processor. Any brand will do just make sure that the capacity of the bowl is enough to hold all your ingredients. Above 6-cup capacity may be suited for this recipe.

If blender is all you have, you can use it as an alternative for a food processor. Like a food processor, a blender has the ability to puree vegetables, but in a smoother texture. A high-speed blendermay be desired since you’ll be using less liquid for this one. To mix the salsa ingredients well, use one-second pulses.

Use any spoon you have in your kitchen to take a taste test for your salsa mix. Right before you make the final puree, taste the salsa mix to get the right estimate for seasonings. You don’t want to use your fingers to take a taste, do you?

For your finished salsa, you need a bowl to serve as the container. After the salsa ingredients are thoroughly pureed into desired consistency, you need to pour it into the serving bowl of your choice. You can use any bowl you have in your kitchen.

If you have a citrus juice squeezeravailable in your kitchen, you can put this into good use when squeezing some juice from a lime. Do the juice squeezing directly above the bowl of the food processor to mix it well with the rest of the ingredients.