Roasted Tomato Salsa

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 4 large ripe but still firm tomatoes
• 3 jalapeno peppers
• 1 medium red onion, quartered
• 3 cloves garlic, unpeeled
• 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro, more to taste
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 put vegetables on a sheet pan in a 500-degree oven, or on a charcoal or gas grill over medium heat.
• 2 cook until nicely charred and blistered.
• 3 (they will char more on the grill. they will take about 30 minutes in the oven, less on the grill.) core, but don’t peel the tomatoes.
• 4 peel, stem and seed the peppers.
• 5 remove the skin from the onion and peel the garlic.
• 6 put the onion and garlic in a food processor, or puree, but not too smooth.
• 7 add tomatoes and peppers and pulse until you achieve the texture you desire.
• 8 pour into a bowl, add cilantro and salt and pepper.
• 9 let sit an hour for flavors to meld and temperature to cool.