Easy Homemade Salsa

Make the best Homemade Salsa in only 5 minutes with this easy restaurant-style recipe that uses canned tomatoes, Rotel, fresh cilantro, and lime juice. This quick salsa recipe is perfect year-round, costs less than store-bought, and makes 6 cups. Bring it to a party or share with friends and neighbors.

The Only Salsa Recipe You'll Ever Need

I know this is a bold statement, but this is the BEST and EASIEST Homemade Salsa. I can whip up a huge batch in literally 5 minutes, using ingredients already in my pantry (and no waiting for high quality fresh tomatoes to be in season!). It tastes like authentic restaurant salsa and no one would guess how easy it is.

I love to give salsa as gifts to friends and neighbors and even made a free label for salsa (and a holiday label for salsa). I use these sticker labels and half pint mason jars or these cute containers.

Try my other salsa and dip recipes, like Mango Salsa, Street Corn Dip, Pico de Gallo, Spinach Artichoke Dip, Cheese Ball, Pepper Jelly, and Cowboy Caviar!

How to make Easy Homemade Salsa:

Combine Ingredients: Place all ingredients in a food processor and pulse a few times until no large chunks remain.

Taste & Refrigerate: Adjust seasonings if needed, to taste. Refrigerate for at least 1-2 hours before serving.

Serve with my favorite store-bought tortilla chips, or make your own! Make extra and gift to your neighbors and friends with these free cute printables, or these ones for Christmas! These plastic containers or jars work perfectly!

The best Salsa recipe uses a handful of ingredients and a food processor to make delicious, flavorful salsa that you can share with friends and neighbors!

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This homemade salsa recipe can be made in 5 minutes anytime of year! Use canned tomatoes, fresh cilantro and lime juice for restaurant-worthy salsa you can make in a flash!
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Easy Homemade Salsa

This easy Homemade Salsa recipe takes just 5 minutes to make in a food processor and tastes better than restaurant salsa with simple ingredients like canned tomatoes, cilantro, lime juice, and Rotel. Make a big batch of this fresh Mexican salsa for just a few dollars and serve it with chips, tacos, or breakfast eggs all week long.
Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine American, Mexican
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 6 Cups
Calories 28kcal
Cost 7

Equipment

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Add all ingredients to a food processor and pulse a few times until no large chunks remain.
    28 ounce can whole peeled tomatoes, 2 (10 oz) cans diced tomatoes with green chiles, ½ cup fresh cilantro, ¼ of an onion, 1 small lime, 1 clove garlic, ½ teaspoon ground cumin, ½ teaspoon sea salt, pinch granulated sugar
  • Taste and adjust seasonings, if needed, to taste.
  • For best flavor, refrigerate salsa for at least 1-2 hours before serving. Store in the fridge for up to 1 week.
  • This recipe makes a little less than 6 cups of salsa. I like to fill 3 pint jars and and share with friends and neighbors.

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Notes

Tomatoes: Good quality canned tomatoes will make a big difference in the depth of flavor.
Diced Tomatoes with Green Chiles: I prefer Rotel brand and you can use mild, original, or hot, depending on how spicy you like your salsa.
Spice level: As written, the recipe yields a “medium” spice salsa. Use cans of mild rotel, or hot rotel, to make it more or less spicy. You could also add some fresh or canned jalapeño to make spicy salsa.
Fresh Tomatoes: Try my Fresh Homemade Salsa!
To Can Salsa: Read through the guidelines provided by the National Center for Home Food Preservation (they have several recipes for canned salsa, as well).
Make Ahead Instructions: This Mexican salsa recipe is easy to make ahead and will stay good stored in the fridge for up to one week.
Adapted from The Pioneer Woman.

Nutrition

Calories: 28kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.03g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 384mg | Potassium: 273mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 253IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 1mg

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I originally shared this recipe December 2018. Updated August 2022 and December 2025.



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