{"id":11134,"date":"2010-05-05T09:02:31","date_gmt":"2010-05-05T13:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=11134"},"modified":"2010-05-05T09:02:31","modified_gmt":"2010-05-05T13:02:31","slug":"roasted-tomato-salsa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2010\/05\/roasted-tomato-salsa\/","title":{"rendered":"Roasted Tomato Salsa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/baby_heirloom_toms.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11135\" title=\"Baby heirloom tomatoes \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/baby_heirloom_toms-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/baby_heirloom_toms-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/baby_heirloom_toms.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>It&#8217;s Cinco de Mayo!\u00a0 Do you have any plans for embracing the holiday?\u00a0 I&#8217;m going to hit up the store and hopefully make a nice feast for us for dinner.\u00a0 In honor of the day, I&#8217;m sharing a new salsa recipe!\u00a0 I&#8217;m very particular about salsa.\u00a0 It has to be just right for me to enjoy it.\u00a0 The best salsas that I&#8217;ve had have been at little Mexican restaurants.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve tried to recreate them myself with zero luck.\u00a0 I had no idea what the problem was because I tried every which way.<\/p>\n<p>Recently I had some baby heirloom tomatoes that needed used up before they turned on me.\u00a0 I was flip-flopping about what to make with them when I decided that I would try making salsa again.\u00a0 This time I had a different plan of attack; roasting.<\/p>\n<p>There is fresh salsa that can be made with all raw ingredients and then there is salsa where the tomatoes are cooked.\u00a0 I prefer cooked tomatoes but will gladly take some raw salsa off your hands if need be.<\/p>\n<p>I threw caution to the wind, crossed my fingers, and hoped that this salsa would turn out delicious.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Andrea&#8217;s Roasted Tomato Salsa<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 1\/2 lbs Baby heirloom tomatoes<\/li>\n<li>1\/4-1\/3 Of a Small onion, chunked<\/li>\n<li>1 Jalapeno, seeded<\/li>\n<li>2 Cloves of garlic<\/li>\n<li>Juice of 1\/2 a lime<\/li>\n<li>Handful of cilantro<\/li>\n<li>Small amount of olive oil (about 2 tsp)<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle of salt and ground black pepper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Preheat oven to 400 degrees.\u00a0 Spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray.\u00a0 In a storage bag or medium size bowl combine tomatoes, jalapeno, garlic cloves, olive oil, salt, and pepper.\u00a0 If you have slightly bigger tomatoes, you can cut them in half first.\u00a0 Place tomatoes on the baking sheet and roast in oven for about 10 minutes.\u00a0 You want the tomatoes to be warmed through and just starting to break down.\u00a0 They will look like this:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/roasted_tomatoes.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11138\" title=\"Roasted tomatoes \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/roasted_tomatoes-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/roasted_tomatoes-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/roasted_tomatoes.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Remove from oven and allow to cool for a few minutes.\u00a0 Once cooled, dump this mixture into a food processor, add in the lime juice, onion, and cilantro.\u00a0 Pulse until you get the texture you desire.\u00a0 I like a slightly smoother salsa.\u00a0 Taste test to see if you need to add a bit more salt, cilantro, or lime juice.\u00a0 Remove from food processor and place in a glass or other nonreactive bowl.\u00a0 Can be served warm or chilled!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/roasted_salsa.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11136\" title=\"Roasted Tomato Salsa \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/roasted_salsa-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/roasted_salsa-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/roasted_salsa.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Holy cow guys this was the best salsa I ever made!\u00a0 Scott and I literally could not stop eating it and I started thinking of all different kinds of ways I could use it up!\u00a0 I&#8217;m also planning on making more as soon as I can!<\/p>\n<p>You do not have to use baby heirlooms, I just happened to have those on hand.\u00a0 You can use cherry or grape tomatoes.\u00a0 Heck you can even use regular tomatoes if you want, this was more of a technique that I wanted to share with you.<\/p>\n<p>I kept the onion raw because the salsas I ended up liking the most had this comb of cooked tomatoes and raw onion.\u00a0 I roasted the garlic with the tomatoes in order to cut the sharpness that raw garlic can have.\u00a0 I like garlic anyway you want to throw it at me but I also realize that not everyone feels the same way.\u00a0 Roasting the garlic also helps cut down on potential dragon breath.\u00a0 We&#8217;ve all experienced that, right?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been playing around with salsas a lot lately so you can expect to see more this summer!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/roasted_salsa2.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11137\" title=\"Roasted Tomato Salsa on veggie tacos \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/roasted_salsa2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/roasted_salsa2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/roasted_salsa2.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>If you&#8217;re looking to try your hand at making salsa at home, try roasting the tomatoes, you might be surprised by the outcome!<\/p>\n<p>Have fun guys and remember, always play with your food!\u00a0 Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Related recipes:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2009\/07\/watermelon-salsa\/\" target=\"_blank\">Watermelon Salsa<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2009\/04\/lentil-tacos\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lentil Tacos <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s Cinco de Mayo!\u00a0 Do you have any plans for embracing the holiday?\u00a0 I&#8217;m going to hit up the store and hopefully make a nice feast for us for dinner.\u00a0 In honor of the day, I&#8217;m sharing a new salsa recipe!\u00a0 I&#8217;m very particular about salsa.\u00a0 It has to be just right for me to 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