Molcajete Salsa
May 17, 2025 02:50 AM
This molcajete salsa is bold, smoky, and full of authentic Mexican flavors. Made by grinding charred tomatoes, onions, garlic, and peppers in a traditional molcajete, it has a rich, deep taste and chunky texture that’s better than any store-bought salsa.
It seems like every Mexican household has its own version of molcajete salsa. This deeply flavorful and rustic salsa is made from the most basic Mexican ingredients – tomatoes, onion, garlic, peppers, and salt – but the flavor is anything but basic.
The secret? Roasting the vegetables until charred and then grinding them by hand in a molcajete, a traditional Mexican mortar and pestle.
The molcajete does something magical – it melds the flavors together in a way that a food processor just can’t replicate. The texture is slightly chunky, the taste is smoky and bold, and it’s the kind of salsa that you’ll want to put on everything.
Ingredients:
- 3 Roma tomatoes
- ¼ large white onion
- 1 large jalapeño pepper
- 2 cloves garlic, paper on
- Kosher salt, to taste
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cook Time:
5 minutes
Total Time:
15 minutes
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