About the Recipe
Ingredients
1 medium white onion
1 clove garlic
1 serrano or jalapeño pepper (optional)
1 large handful cilantro
4 Roma or other firm tomatoes (e.g. beefsteak)
1 lime (about 1 Tbsp juice)
About ½ tsp kosher salt
Preparation
1. Rinse the tomato, cilantro, and peppers.
2. Peel and chop onion and garlic. Juice the lime.
3. Remove seeds from peppers (unless you want it hot) and roughly chop.
4. Method 1 – Food Processor: Add onion, garlic, and optional pepper to processor; pulse until chopped.
5. Add cilantro and pulse a few more times.
6. Add tomato and pulse until blended but still chunky. Transfer to bowl.
7. Method 2 – Hand Chop: Mince garlic and peppers. Finely chop cilantro. Chop onion and tomatoes into ¼-inch chunks. Mix all in bowl.
8. Add 2 tsp lime juice and salt. Taste and adjust lime/salt to preference.