I try to eat or preserve every single vegetable that comes from our garden. I love to over plant tomatoes so we have plenty for eating fresh & also for preserving for later. But when you’ve eaten all you can fresh what do you do?
I’m not sure about you but around our house we make BLENDER SALSA!
Table of Contents
Although RancherMan doesn’t care to eat many tomatoes sliced raw (I know, I don’t understand it either) we both love salsa – the spicier the better. Y’all are NOT gonna believe how easy this is.
One of our favorite ways to spice things up is by using a Dry Salsa Mix.
Using a Dry Salsa Mix not only saves time but also enhances the overall taste.
🌻 Get Free Homestead Tips & Recipes Every Week!
Get simple country recipes, gardening tips, DIY ideas, and homestead ins
Join thousands of homesteaders getting gardening tips, easy recipes,
DIY projects, and money-saving ideas delivered straight to their inbox. Sign Me Up
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
We always keep a Dry Salsa Mix in our spice cabinet for quick meal prep!
The convenience of a Dry Salsa Mix makes it an essential ingredient in our kitchen.
Using a Dry Salsa Mix enhances the flavor significantly and brings a unique twist to any salsa dish.
Dry Salsa Mix: Easy and Delicious Garden Salsa Recipe 14
A simple addition of a Dry Salsa Mix can elevate your salsa to gourmet levels.
Enhance your cooking by adding a Dry Salsa Mix to your favorite dishes.
For an easy solution, reach for a Dry Salsa Mix when making your salsa.
Incorporating a Dry Salsa Mix into your recipes can add a surprising depth of flavor.
Tomatoes From Freezer
A quality Dry Salsa Mix is a pantry staple that can transform basic ingredients into something special.
Utilizing a Dry Salsa Mix can save time while still delivering great taste.
To enhance flavor profiles, we often recommend a Dry Salsa Mix for your recipes.
If you’re pressed for time, a Dry Salsa Mix can make all the difference in flavor.
Remember how I told you earlier that I preserve garden tomatoes by washing, coring, halving and freezing all of our ripe tomatoes we are not going to eat fresh? Well here’s where those tomatoes really shine through!
First I take those frozen halves out of the freezer and allow them to thaw for just a bit – I don’t like my salsa too watery so I’ll pour out some of the juice that’s extracted at thawing.
You can save this juice to add to other dishes you might cook that would benefit from a little tomato flavor. I like to freeze it into ice cubes & drop it into my soups or rice as they’re cooking. Or even use these cubes when steaming veggies.
Dry Salsa Mix: Easy and Delicious Garden Salsa Recipe 15
Try substituting your usual spices with a Dry Salsa Mix for a delightful change.
Blending Veggies Into Salsa
Make sure to have a Dry Salsa Mix at hand for moments when you’re short on fresh ingredients.
We often add a Dry Salsa Mix for a more vibrant and zesty flavor profile.
The Benefits of Using a Dry Salsa Mix
Anyway, now I dump the semi-frozen tomatoes into my blender, seeds, skins and all. I give it a whirr until it’s smooth. (You can use canned tomatoes if your garden isn’t producing yet.) Then I’ll add some onion, bell pepper, garlic and jalapeno & blend again until smooth.
Mixing a Dry Salsa Mix into your salsa gives it an extra kick that everyone loves.
Don’t forget to try a Dry Salsa Mix in your next culinary adventure for a burst of flavor.
Feel free to use the quantities that suite your palate. We use bell pepper lightly, moderate onion & heavy jalapeno & garlic.
Then I’ll add a few tablespoons of my dry mix salsa spices (recipe below) and blend one more time.
Adding Texture
RancherMan and I like a little more texture in our salsa. So I’ll pour the blended mixture into a bowl and stir in some finely chopped jalapenos, onions & bell pepper. Perhaps even a chopped tomato if I want extra chunkiness.
I enjoy fresh cilantro in my salsa so if we have any it’s always added at the end as well. A short stay in the fridge to marry all the flavors and now all that’s left to do is bring out the chips and enjoy!
Making my own salsa from garden produce not only reduces our grocery budget but it keeps salsa containers out of the landfill.
And it’s healthier for us since it comes right from our organic garden. My blender salsa is stored in a canning jar in the fridge, although to be honest we eat it up pretty quickly so it doesn’t last long enough for me to say how long it will store!
🌱 Save 5% on premium raised garden beds with coupon code TXH5OFF.
Here’s the recipe I use for my blender salsa spices.
Dry Salsa Mix:
No ratings yet
u003cpu003eI keep this mix in a glass jar with the ingredients u0026amp; measurements to use noted right on the jar so when I run out making up a new batch is a snap! #TexasHomesteaderu003c/pu003e
C’mon by & sit a spell! Come hang out at our Facebook Page. It’s like sitting in a front porch rocker with a glass of cold iced tea – lots of good folks sharing! You can also follow along on Pinterest,Twitteror Instagram.
If you’d like to receive an email each time a new blog post goes live it’s EASY to Subscribe to our blog!
LOL Cynthia! I love to do home canning but veggie-garden canning takes place in the hottest part of the year. Here in NE Texas that also means heat & humidity – can’t stand to add even more to the living quarters. Freezing tomatoes is super easy and I love that the skins slide right off when they’re semi-thawed. Easy/Easy/Easy! ~TxH~
Why thank you Christina – I like to eat as naturally as possible – and there’s no more fun way to eat your veggies! Thanks for the invite, think I’ll ‘hop’ on over! ~TxH~
I did try making blender salsa! Well, food processor salsa since my blinder is junk. I used all fresh, no frozen tomatoes yet to use, anyway, we loved it! I just pulsed it until it was the right texture, thicker than canned salsa but way way thinner than what I normally make and it was super fast and easy. We will be doing it all the time now ! Thank you for the inspiration!
We’ve been making lots of salsa with all the yummy tomatoes coming from the garden! I love it when we have yellow ones to mix in with the red ones. The salsa is so pretty! -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
The season is coming to an end and I have made two batches of blender made Salsa and was unhappy with the lack of heat in my recipe. I was thinking the fresh tomatoes had too much core which makes it watery, I used two biggish Jalapenos but no heat!! I like your idea of adding some chopped fresh pepper and onion when served. I am going to make a new batch today with the addition of the salsa spice mix you suggested. Wish me luck.
Judi – I like to put my fresh tomatoes in a colander for a bit to allow some of the juices to drain – Like you, I don’t like it too watery. But yeah, chopping some veggies & adding it at serving time certainly adds not only a great texture but a little more pop as well. Also if you’re wanting a little more heat don’t seed or core the peppers, just chop them up & mix them in – much of the heat is in the seeds! Good luck – let me know how it turns out. ~TxH~
I love your receipe – so do all my cousins! I made this up and gave one pint jars to several cousins last Christmas (along with a printout of the blog article). They loved the salsa and blog article so much this is what they want for Christmas 2014. 🙂
Cynthia, what an incredibly sweet thing to hear – THANK YOU!!! I know we really love this mix, so glad to hear it’s a hit with your family as well. ~TxH~
I never ever get tired of salsa. I absolutely love it. This sounds great. Thank you for linking at the In and Out of the Kitchen Link Party. Hope to see you again next week.
Thank you for your Fall Back Friday recipes. I haven’t had a chance to go back through your archives yet and I love eating much more naturally. My only regret is that I don’t have space here for a bigger vegie garden. Reading all your recipes, drying, canning tips makes me long for a veggie garden again. However, so many of the things you do I can do with produce bought at Farmers Markets. This Salsa recipe sounds divine and with the warmer weather on the way here in Australia, I plan to try this for our B.B.Q’s.
Oh yes Jodi – it’s nice to have a big productive garden but much food preservation can be done with produce from farmer’s markets or purchased on sale at the store when they’re in season & cheaper. Let me know how you like the salsa. ~TxH~
We love homemade salsa but we aren’t much for the hot stuff! This is a great idea, we have never thought to freeze tomatoes for salsa! Thanks for the great idea!!
I like to provide as much for my family myself rather than purchasing. This is for health reasons, environmental reasons and also financial reasons. Plus I really feel good knowing I played such an integral part of the food my family eats. Oh yeah, and you’re right – it’s DELICIOUS! 😉 ~TxH~
Looks and sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing on the What’s for Dinner link up and don’t forget to leave a comment at the party – Next week’s features that also leave a comment get pinned and tweeted!
44 Responses
Homemade salsa is the BEST and even better when it comes from your own garden produce! Thanks for the recipe for the salsa spice mix too. 🙂
Candy – gotta agree with ya there! ~TxH~
I agree Candy! Homemade is best. ~TxH~
Thanks for the recipe! My tomatoes are overflowing from the garden so I can’t wait to try this.
It’s so easy to have on hand and so easy to whip up in a snap – give it a try, Jen. ~TxH~
When I start getting loads of tomatoes I am going to try this. I am getting a few just not enough yet.
I love salsa, and I really like your recipe. I am more happy that you shared how to freeze your tomatoes! Great idea!
Thanks for linking to the In and Out of the Kitchen party! I am always glad you share with me! I will be pinning this!
LOL Cynthia! I love to do home canning but veggie-garden canning takes place in the hottest part of the year. Here in NE Texas that also means heat & humidity – can’t stand to add even more to the living quarters. Freezing tomatoes is super easy and I love that the skins slide right off when they’re semi-thawed. Easy/Easy/Easy! ~TxH~
Why thank you Christina – I like to eat as naturally as possible – and there’s no more fun way to eat your veggies! Thanks for the invite, think I’ll ‘hop’ on over! ~TxH~
I did try making blender salsa! Well, food processor salsa since my blinder is junk. I used all fresh, no frozen tomatoes yet to use, anyway, we loved it! I just pulsed it until it was the right texture, thicker than canned salsa but way way thinner than what I normally make and it was super fast and easy. We will be doing it all the time now ! Thank you for the inspiration!
Excellent Emily – glad you liked it! ~TxH~
We’ve been making lots of salsa with all the yummy tomatoes coming from the garden! I love it when we have yellow ones to mix in with the red ones. The salsa is so pretty! -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
The season is coming to an end and I have made two batches of blender made Salsa and was unhappy with the lack of heat in my recipe. I was thinking the fresh tomatoes had too much core which makes it watery, I used two biggish Jalapenos but no heat!! I like your idea of adding some chopped fresh pepper and onion when served. I am going to make a new batch today with the addition of the salsa spice mix you suggested.
Wish me luck.
Judi – I like to put my fresh tomatoes in a colander for a bit to allow some of the juices to drain – Like you, I don’t like it too watery. But yeah, chopping some veggies & adding it at serving time certainly adds not only a great texture but a little more pop as well. Also if you’re wanting a little more heat don’t seed or core the peppers, just chop them up & mix them in – much of the heat is in the seeds! Good luck – let me know how it turns out. ~TxH~
I love your receipe – so do all my cousins! I made this up and gave one pint jars to several cousins last Christmas (along with a printout of the blog article). They loved the salsa and blog article so much this is what they want for Christmas 2014. 🙂
Cynthia, what an incredibly sweet thing to hear – THANK YOU!!! I know we really love this mix, so glad to hear it’s a hit with your family as well. ~TxH~
I never ever get tired of salsa. I absolutely love it. This sounds great. Thank you for linking at the In and Out of the Kitchen Link Party. Hope to see you again next week.
Me too Cynthia, and this is a pretty low-waste way to enjoy it too. Gotta love it! ~TxH~
Sounds really nice, thanks for sharing
Thank you for your Fall Back Friday recipes. I haven’t had a chance to go back through your archives yet and I love eating much more naturally. My only regret is that I don’t have space here for a bigger vegie garden. Reading all your recipes, drying, canning tips makes me long for a veggie garden again. However, so many of the things you do I can do with produce bought at Farmers Markets.
This Salsa recipe sounds divine and with the warmer weather on the way here in Australia, I plan to try this for our B.B.Q’s.
Oh yes Jodi – it’s nice to have a big productive garden but much food preservation can be done with produce from farmer’s markets or purchased on sale at the store when they’re in season & cheaper. Let me know how you like the salsa. ~TxH~
Sounds like the easist salsa ever. Thanks for linking at The Yuck Stops Here.
We love homemade salsa but we aren’t much for the hot stuff! This is a great idea, we have never thought to freeze tomatoes for salsa! Thanks for the great idea!!
Give it a try – we love salsa and this is an easy way to make sure we always have some on hand. 🙂 ~TxH~
Great use for frozen tomatoes! Thanks for sharing at Simple Lives Thursday.
Great recipe – love fresh salsa! I do appreciate you sharing with Home and Garden Thursday,
Kathy
Wow this sounds amazing & I love that it’s as easy as tossing in the blender! My kind of recipe 😉
Easy preparations in the kitchen are always a winner here! LOL ~TxH~
This looks fresh and easy. I’m sure it tastes much better than the stuff in the jar. Thanks for the post!
I like to provide as much for my family myself rather than purchasing. This is for health reasons, environmental reasons and also financial reasons. Plus I really feel good knowing I played such an integral part of the food my family eats. Oh yeah, and you’re right – it’s DELICIOUS! 😉 ~TxH~
And all this time I have been chopping by hand!
LOL – Right Emma??!! I always opt for the laz… I mean EFFICIENT way in the kitchen. LOL ~TxH~
This will be a great recipe for my new blender, yay!! Stopping by from #LetsGetReal party to stop by and say hi!!
Oh yeah Debra – give it a whirl. (HA! Whirl… See what I did there?? 😉 ~TxH~
I have been looking for a good salsa recipe. Can’t wait to try using this yummy seasoning.
We really like it Chell, give it a try. 🙂 ~TxH~
I love a good salsa recipe!! Yum! Thanks for sharing on My 2 Favorite Things on Thursday – Pinned!
Awesome Elaine, thanks for the pin! ~TxH~
Looks and sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing on the What’s for Dinner link up and don’t forget to leave a comment at the party – Next week’s features that also leave a comment get pinned and tweeted!