Today we will plunge into the exquisite culinary world of Mexican cuisine and prepare Salsa sauce. Its classic recipe came to us from Mexico, and famous chefs from many countries have made their own changes to this dish. We have selected for you the most successful options for preparing Salsa sauce.

Culinary educational program

The composition of the Salsa sauce is quite simple: it is prepared on the basis of chopped tomatoes, garlic cloves, onions and hot peppers. Other components are also put in it: canned corn and pineapples, carrots, mango or feijoa fruits. Dried herbs add flavor to the sauce.

There are many types of salsa sauce. So, the Italians prepare it from anchovies, olive oil, onions and garlic, as well as capers, coarse mustard and parsley. The French add freshly squeezed lemon juice, tarragon, parsley, dill and sage to it.

A completely logical question arises: what is Salsa sauce eaten with? In Mexico, it is served with traditional dishes such as tortillas and tacos. In our country, it is customary to season fish and meat with such a sauce. And "Salsa" is in perfect harmony with the taste of vegetable dishes.

Attention! "Salsa" in the classic version has a liquid consistency, and some housewives prefer not to grind the vegetables, but cut them into small pieces.

The taste of "Salsa" depends on the added ingredients and seasonings. It can range from sweet and sour to overly spicy.

Sauce "Salsa" at home: you will lick your fingers!

Let's start with perhaps the easiest way to make a spicy sauce. Choose ripe tomatoes, you can use both pink and red varieties. The sauce will turn out with sweetish notes. You can add hot pepper if you like.

Compound:

• 350-400 g of tomatoes;
• 1 st. l. paprika;
• table salt to taste;
• lemon;
• cilantro;
• 1 st. l. ground cumin;
• garlic cloves to taste.

Cooking:

1. Let's prepare the products. Wash and dry the tomatoes.
2. Chop the tomatoes into cubes. Drain the juice from them and put the tomatoes in a deep container.
3. We clean the garlic cloves and pass through the press. Add garlic to tomatoes, as well as cumin, salt and paprika.
4. Chop the cilantro and add to the bowl.
5. Squeeze the juice from ½ part of the lemon and add it to the sauce.
6. Stir and we can serve the sauce to the table.

Spicy sauce for meat or fish

And now let's prepare the spicy sauce "Salsa" of a liquid consistency. For him, it is better to choose tomatoes, as they say, plum varieties. Determine the amount of pepper based on how hot you want the sauce to be.

Compound:

• ½ head of onion;
• pepper "Jalapeño";
• garlic cloves to taste;
• 5-6 plum tomatoes;
• 1 tsp olive oils;
• 1 tsp freshly squeezed lemon or lime juice;
• ½ tsp salt;
• ½ tsp garlic powder;
• cilantro to taste.

Attention! If you don't want the sauce to be too spicy, remove the seeds from the peppers.

Cooking:

1. We clean the onion and garlic. Roughly chop half of the onion head and put it in the blender bowl.
2. We'll also add a few garlic cloves and a Jalapeno pepper.
3. We wash the cilantro, separate the leaves and add them to the rest of the ingredients.
4. We cut the tomatoes into several parts and send them to the blender bowl.
5. Now add garlic powder, salt, olive oil and freshly squeezed lime or lemon juice.
6. Grind all the ingredients with a blender until smooth. Salsa sauce is ready!

"Salsa Verde" - bright taste and unsurpassed aroma!

And this sauce recipe was invented by the French - lovers of gourmet cuisine. To prepare it, you will need physalis, popularly known as an emerald berry. If it is difficult to find such an ingredient, you can take ordinary green tomatoes. In advance, we need to cook chicken broth.

Compound:

• 12 pcs. physalis or 5-6 green tomatoes;
• 3-4 garlic cloves;
• 2 pcs. pepper "Jalapeño";
• ½ part of an onion;
• 3 art. chicken broth;
• fresh cilantro;
• ½ tsp ground black pepper;
• salt;
• oregano to taste.

Cooking:

Cooking Sauce for the Winter

Salsa sauce is easy to prepare for the winter. In addition to delicious treats, you will also get a real storehouse of vitamins that our body needs so much in the cold season. The whole process will take you no more than an hour, however, it will take three days for the sauce to infuse.

Compound:

• 0.5 kg canned chili;
• 2 peppers "Jalapeño";
• bulb;
• 3-4 garlic cloves;
• 1 st. white vinegar;
• cilantro;
• 2 tsp table salt;
• 1 tsp granulated sugar;
• 2-3 kg of tomatoes.

Cooking: