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Carlos O'Kellys Salsa

Carlos O’Kellys is my absolute favorite restaurant in Iowa – it’s American Mexican food but I love it! Their queso and salsa is the best! And I have the authentic recipes for them and am sharing them with you!!!!
5 from 8 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Mexican

Ingredients
  

  • 1 28 oz whole peeled tomatoes drained
  • 1/2 large onion finely diced in food processor
  • 2 oz canned green chiles diced
  • 1 oz canned jalapenos diced
  • 2 sprigs cilantro leaves finely minced
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp coarse sea salt

Instructions
 

  • Chop onion into chunks and add to food processor – then add garlic, cilantro and salt – pulse until onion is minced and all cilantro is incorporated – you do NOT want to puree this!! pulse it on chop mode a half dozen times – and check often.
    1/2 large onion, 2 sprigs cilantro leaves, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp coarse sea salt
  • Pour onion mixture into a large bowl
  • Take drained whole tomatoes and put in food processor – pulse on chop setting the big chunks of tomato are broken up. again – you do not want to puree this but you want it more than diced.
    1 28 oz whole peeled tomatoes
  • Add tomatoes to onion mixture
  • Stir in chilies & jalapeño
    2 oz canned green chiles, 1 oz canned jalapenos
  • Refrigerate for at least 12 hours

Notes

  1. Best if you have a food processor – I just have a small KitchenAid like this
Keyword copycat, mexican, salsa
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