Name: Enchilada Salsa
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 medium white onion (unpeeled); 2 red bell peppers; 1 poblano chile pepper; 1 Serrano chile; 2 (14.5 ounce cans) fire roasted tomatoes, undrained; 3 cloves of garlic; 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon cumin; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon oregano; 1 teaspoon smoked paprika; 1 teaspoon chili powder

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Enchilada Salsa Recipe is a twist on the classic Mexican food appetizer with all the flavors of enchilada sauce, but in a dipable, scoopable salsa that you’ll love!

Seriously, there isn’t a time when I don’t have salsa in the house. I’d always prefer to have homemade, but what’s a girl to do when there’s no fresh tomatoes?

Canned tomatoes

Try canned ones! And, you know, I’m really happy with the salsas made from canned ones.

I’ve decided to take one of the salsa recipes and move it to another post. Each one is so good that they really should have their own homes!

This veggie filled salsa recipe was originally posted here with a delicious traditional tomato salsa using canned tomatoes.

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And, here's the more traditional table salsa. I love the convenience of using canned tomatoes, especially when fresh ones aren't as tasty. Traditional Tomato Salsa using canned tomatoes Recipe

And, the picture above is the more Traditional Tomato Salsa using canned tomatoes recipe. I love the convenience of using canned tomatoes, especially when fresh ones aren’t as tasty.

I mentioned the other day when I talked about homemade taco seasoning that we made homemade carne asada.

Well, if we serve tacos, you can bet that we served salsa. In this case, salsa is good for two courses – the appetizer with chips, and the main dish tacos with all the fixin’s.

Enchilada Salsa Notes

The Enchilada Salsa is adapted from Sumptuous Spoonfuls. It’s really tasty & I loved using it as part of a larger dish, like tacos; I made enchiladas with it; and I used it in some black bean patties.

My father-in-law loved it with chips as the appetizer. If you process it in the blender until smooth, you’d have more of a traditional enchilada sauce, which is how Sumptuous Spoonfuls had used it.

For more info on how to roast chiles, take a look at my instructions.

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What are your favorite salsas to make or buy? What’s your favorite way to eat them?