Oven Roasted Tomato Salsa
Oven Roasted Tomato Salsa dip is like heaven in bowl. The sweet and smoky flavors of slow roasted tomatoes make this salsa something special. A little time under the broiler intensifies the aroma and flavors of the tomatoes, jalapenos, onion, and garlic here, adding a rich, smoky flavor to this salsa.
It is tomato season and seeing the fresh tomatoes in the super market I thought of taking up the challenge of making homemade roasted tomato salsa, usually I make my salsa with can of Rotel tomatoes, I am glad that I tried his recipe. My family and friends all love it. I hope you do too.
By roasting the tomatoes in the oven, it concentrates the flavor and adds a different layer to the salsa. It’s still easy to make but it does use a good amount of fresh tomatoes (they shrink through the roasting process) and you need to wait about an hour for them to get their roast on in the oven.
NOTE :Â The salsa can be kept in the fridge for about a week and actually tastes even better the day after you make it.
- 4 pounds plum tomatoes, cut in half, seeds removed
- 1 large jalapeno pepper, sliced in half
- olive oil
- kosher salt
- black pepper
- ½ small yellow onion, quartered
- 2 scallions
- 2 large garlic cloves
- 1-2 small serrano chile peppers, seeds removed (depending on your preferred heat level)
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder
- ¼ teaspoon chilli powder (optional)
- 2 pinches sugar
- zest of one lime
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- ½ bunch cilantro (about 1½ cups)
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Place the tomatoes and jalapeno in a single layer, cut side up, on baking sheets. Drizzle olive oil over them and sprinkle with kosher salt and black pepper. Roast for 60-70 minutes
- when the tomatoes have become slightly browned and shriveled.Allow them to cool until room temperature.
- Put the roasted tomatoes, jalapenos, ½ teaspoon of kosher salt and the remaining ingredients into the bowl of a food processor.
- Pulse until desired consistency. Taste the salsa and add more kosher salt and black pepper as needed. The flavors will intensify as the salsa flavors marry.
- Pour the salsa into a container and refrigerate for a few hours before serving.
