Recipe: Charred Tomato Salsa
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cook Time:
10 minutes
Servings:
2 cups
Ingredients
  • 1 pound (4 medium) plum tomatoes
  • 2 jalapeño peppers
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • ½ white onion, cut into 4 wedges
  • ¼ cup roughly chopped cilantro
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon agave
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • Tortilla chips, for serving
Directions
  1. Heat a cast-iron skillet over high heat. Working in batches, sear the plum tomatoes, jalapeños, garlic and onion until charred all over, 5 minutes for the tomatoes and garlic, and 8 minutes for the jalapeños and onion.
  2. Transfer all the charred vegetables to the bowl of a food processor and let cool completely. Add the cilantro, lime juice and agave, then pulse until a chunky purée forms. Season with salt and pepper, then transfer to a bowl. Serve with tortilla chips.