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Basic Tomato Salsa

Basic Tomato Salsa

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Course Sauces
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 4 large tomatoes
  • ½ raw onion
  • 1 clove of garlic raw and peeled
  • water
  • ½ tablespoon of dried marjoram
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Cover the tomatoes with water and leave them to boil for 30 min or until very tender 
  • Put them in a blender and add raw onion, garlic, tomato paste, marjoram, salt and a bit of the water used for boiling the tomatoes
  • Blend for 2 min, taste and if it needs salt or more marjoram add some.

Notes

Use it for tacos dorados, flautas, tortas ahogadas, etc.
 
Tips
  • If you don’t have marjoram you can use oregano, use a little bit as it is very strong.
  • If you don’t have tomato paste you can use tomato pure with herbs, it gives a better flavour to the salsa
Keyword salsas, Sauces