Roasted Jalapeno Salsa Recipes

ROASTED JALAPENO SALSA

Steps:

• Heat your oven to 450℉ then arrange the jalapenos, onion halves and garlic on a roasting tray
• Roast the veggies for 20 - 25 minutes, turning every 5 minutes or so. The jalapenos are ready when the skind have browned and loosened.
• Remove the veggies from the oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes before peeling the skin from the jalapenos and garlic.
• Add the jalapenos, onion, garlic, oil, cilantro, salt and lime juice to a blender and blend until smooth.
• Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week, or freeze for longer shelf life.

ROASTED JALAPEñO SALSA RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat a dry pan to medium-hot and add the jalapeños, onion, and garlic.
• Cook until the peppers are completely blackened, about 20 minutes. Remove from the pan.
• Cut the stems off of the jalapeños and place them in your blender.
• Remove the garlic cloves from their husks and add to your blender.
• Add the onion and cilantro, 1/4 cup of water, lime juice, and 1 tsp. salt.
• Blend for 30 seconds.
• Heat 2 tbsp of cooking oil to medium-hot in the same pan that you roasted the jalapeños.
• Pour the blended salsa into the hot oil. This step is called "seasoning" the salsa.
• After 1 minute in the hot oil, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes. This deepens and intensifies the flavor.
• After 15 minutes, take and adjust the salt if needed.

NACHOS BLANCO WITH ROASTED JALAPENO SALSA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• For the chips: In a large frying pan pour enough oil to fill it 1-inch deep, and heat it to 360 degrees F. When the oil begins to swirl add the tortilla wedges in batches and fry, flipping once until golden and a light tap sounds hollow, about 4 minutes total. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate and sprinkle each batch with a pinch of salt as they are placed on the plate. Transfer evenly to serving plates or a platter.
• Meanwhile make the jalapeno salsa: On a baking sheet toss the jalapeno halves, onion, and garlic with olive oil and arrange so that garlic cloves hide under the cavities of the jalapeno halves. Season with salt and pepper, and roast in the oven until the jalapenos begin to blacken and char along with the onions, about 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and place all the ingredients, oil included, into a food processor. Add the cilantro, chicken stock, and lime juice, blend until smooth, taste and season with salt. Set aside.
• For the cheese sauce: In a small saucepan on medium heat, add the butter, oil, onion, pinch salt and couple grinds pepper. Saute until the onions are tender, then add the flour and cook until it stops foaming, but does not brown, about 2 minutes. Add the heavy cream and stir until thickened, about 5 minutes. Add the cheese and stir until melted. Keep warm.
• To assemble the nachos, layer the chips on a platter and scatter with the shredded chicken, drizzle cheese sauce, and finish by topping with some of the jalapeno salsa.

ROASTED TOMATILLO AND GARLIC SALSA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven's broiler. Arrange the whole cloves of garlic, tomatillos, and jalapenos on a baking sheet. Place under the broiler, and cook for a few minutes. Remove garlic cloves first, as soon as they are toasted, to avoid developing a bitter flavor. Continue to roast jalapenos and tomatillos until evenly charred, turning occasionally. Set aside to cool. Don't remove the charred parts of the tomatillos or the peppers. They add a really nice flavor.
• Place peppers and tomatillos in a blender with the garlic and cilantro. Add a little water to the mixture if necessary to facilitate blending. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Refrigerate until serving.

ROASTED JALAPEñO-TOMATO SALSA WITH FRESH CILANTRO

Steps:

• 1. Heat the broiler. Lay the whole tomatoes and jalapeños out on a broiler pan or baking sheet. Set the pan 4 inches below the broiler and broil for about 6 minutes, until darkly roasted - even blackened in spots - on one side (the tomato skins will split and curl in places). With a pair of tongs, flip over the tomatoes and chiles and roast the other side for another 6 minutes or so. The goal is not simply to char the tomatoes and chiles, but to cook them through while developing nice, roasty flavors. Set aside to cool.
• 2. Turn the oven down to 425 degrees. Separate the onions into rings. On a similar pan or baking sheet, combine the onion and garlic. Roast in the oven, stirring carefully every couple of minutes, until the onions are beautifully browned and wilted (even have a touch of char on some of the edges) and the garlic is soft and browned in spots, about 15 minutes total. Cool to room temperature.
• 3. For a little less rustic texture or if you're canning the salsa, pull off the peels from the cooled tomatoes and cut out the "cores" where the stems were attached, working over your baking sheet so as not to waste any juices. In a food processor, pulse the jalapeños (no need to peel or seed them) with the onion and garlic until moderately finely chopped, scraping everything down with a spatula as needed to keep it all moving around. Scoop into a big bowl. Without washing the processor, coarsely puree the tomatoes - with all that juice that has accumulated around them - and add them to the bowl. Stir in enough water to give the salsa an easily spoonable consistency. Stir in the cilantro.
• 4. Taste and season with salt and vinegar, remembering that this condiment should be a little fiesty in its seasoning. If you're planning to use your salsa right away, simply pour it into a bowl and it's ready, or refrigerate it covered and use within 5 days.

FIRE-ROASTED POBLANO SALSA

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil the grate. Rinse poblano and jalapeno peppers.
• Roast peppers and onion on the preheated grill, turning occasionally, until all sides are charred and blistered, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Place peppers in a covered bowl for 5 minutes to steam and loosen skins. Scrape skins off peppers using a knife and discard. Slice peppers in half and remove seeds, if desired. Transfer to a food processor or blender.
• Add diced tomatoes, onion, garlic, cilantro, lime juice, chipotle powder, and salt to the peppers; pulse for 15 to 20 seconds until desired consistency. Serve immediately or refrigerate for several hours for flavors to blend.

ROASTED JALAPENO AND TOMATO SALSA

Steps:

• Place oven rack to highest position and preheat broiler.
• Put tomatoes and peppers on a baking sheet and place under broiler for about 10 minutes.
• Tomatoes and peppers should be blackened in spots.
• Turn tomatoes and peppers over and broil for about another 10 minutes.
• Tomatoes and peppers should be blackened in spots and cooked through.
• Peppers may be done before tomatoes, if so, remove them as they are done.
• Remove from oven and let cool.
• Reduce heat to 425 degrees F.
• Cut onion into 1/4 inch slices and separate into rings.
• Place onion and garlic on a baking sheet and place in oven.
• Cook for about 15 minutes or until onion is wilted and slightly charred and garlic is soft and brown.
• Stir a couple of times during cooking.
• Remove from oven and let cool.
• Remove stems from peppers and tomatoes.
• Put peppers, onion and garlic in a food processor and coarsely chop.
• Scoop into a large bowl.
• Coarsely chop tomatoes and put in bowl.
• Stir together and add salt and apple cider vinegar.
• Chop cilantro and add.
• You may want to use less cilantro.
• Adjust salt and vinegar to taste.