Quick & Easy Salsa Roja

• (14 ounce) can Ro-Tel tomatoes, with juice (Tomatoes with Green chiles)1 1
• (14 ounce) can canned diced tomatoes with juice1 1
• yellow onion, minced fine↗1⁄4 cup
• large jalapeno pepper, deveined↗1⁄2 1/2
• small serrano chilies or 1 medium serrano chili, deveined, minced fine↗1 1
• garlic cloves↗3 -4 3 -4
• lime, juice of, fresh↗1 1
• chopped fresh cilantro2 2
• olive oil↗1 1
• salt↗1⁄2 1/2
• sugar↗1⁄3 1/3

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Place onions, jalapeno chile, and garlic into food processor. Pulse several times, until chopped fine.

2. 2

   Place tomatoes into food processor.

3. 3

   Place chopped cilantro, lime juice, salt, and sugar into food processor.

4. 4

   Mince Serrano chile very fine, then saute for a few minutes, until soft, in olive oil. Place inside food processor, oil and all.

5. 5

   Pulse all ingredients together until as smooth or chunky as you like. Taste, add salt if desired, serve with tortilla chips.