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A spoon dipped inside a bowl of roasted cherry tomato salsa.
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Sweet Roasted Cherry Tomato Salsa with Dried Chillies

Roasting your tomatoes before making salsa yields a sweeter, less acidic end result. Try this roasted tomato salsa with grilled sea bream, steak or with a big bowl of tortilla chips.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 4 people
Calories 92kcal
Cost $4/3€

Ingredients

  • 914 g cherry tomatoes (Enough to fill a medium cast iron pan)
  • 6 g dried guajillo pepper (1 pc)
  • 8 g dried cascabel peppers (2 pc)
  • 80 g white onion, peeled and quartered (1 medium sized onion)
  • 9 g garlic, peeled (2 cloves)
  • 12 g sherry vinegar (1 tbsp)
  • 13 g vegetable oil (1tbsp)
  • salt to taste

Instructions

  • Remove any stems from the tomatoes.
    Preheat the oven to 400°F/200°C.
  • Get a cast pan hot on medium heat. Add the oil, tomatoes, dried chiles and onion. Cook until the peppers begin to swell (about 1-2 minutes).
    Cooking the cherry tomatoes, peppers and onions in the cast iron pan.
  • Remove the dried chillies from the pan and set aside with the garlic.
    Place the pan in the oven and roast for 30-40 minutes or until the tomatoes and onions brown slightly.
  • Add the garlic to the pan during the last 5 minutes of cooking.
    Note the picture includes the dried chillies in the pan, but they should not be roasted with the tomatoes. Roasting the dried chillies for that long yields bitter peppers.
    The roasted tomatoes and onions in the pan.
  • Remove the stems and seeds from the dried chillies and blend everything together using a blender or food processor.
    Season with salt until you're happy and enjoy!
    Roasted tomato salsa on a white wooden board with tomatoes in the background.

Notes

If you're using fresh jalapenos or chili peppers, roast them with the tomatoes.

Nutrition

Calories: 92kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 30mg | Potassium: 603mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 2045IU | Vitamin C: 55mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 2mg
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