Fresh Tomato Salsa Recipe (Pico de Gallo Chipotle Copycat)

fresh tomato salsa jar

Every summer as the days become a little shorter but the heat of summer remains, gardens tend to pump out waves upon waves of certain produce, namely tomatoes. Some of the best harvests will find us picking tomatoes well into September and we have had many years when we are completely overwhelmed by the volume of fruit we need to use before it goes bad.

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I can always be counted on to make at least one or two batches of slow cooker spaghetti sauce with fresh garden tomatoes. Then if it’s a great year for the plum tomatoes, I’ll make two recipes in bulk: this fresh salsa recipe and also my roasted garlic tomato soup.  All of these recipes are wonderful and easy ways to use up lots of tomatoes in one shot.  They taste great too!  We typically freeze the leftover spaghetti sauce and soup… though you could also can any of those recipes.


Here’s a video of us prepping an almost identical recipe:

Fresh Tomato Salsa Ingredients

• 2 large tomatoes, diced
• 1 red onion, diced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• fresh cilantro, chopped (amount can vary depending on personal preference)
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp lime juice
• Optional: 1-2 jalapeno peppers if you like a little heat

How to make tomato salsa:

1. Combine all ingredients.
2. Store in an airtight container in the refrigrator.
3. Best when consumed within one week after making (ours rarely lasts beyond one afternoon!)

 For full instructions you can go to : https://www.mamacheaps.com

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