Roasted Tomato Salsa {Qdoba Copycat}

5 from 1 vote

Roasted Tomato Salsa {Qdoba Copycat}

This roasted tomato salsa is a copycat recipe for the infamous Qdoba salsa. All it takes are several simple ingredients to create the best restaurant-style salsa (and crispy tortilla chips on the side)!

Prep Time5

Cook Time35

Total Time40

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: chipotle fresh tomato salsa, qdoba roasted tomato salsa, roasted tomato salsa

Servings: Servings

Calories: 36kcal

Author: Sunena Anand

Equipment

Ingredients

4 Roma tomatoes halved
1 Sweet onion quartered
4 cloves Garlic whole
1 Jalapeño pepper halved
1 Chipotle pepper in adobo
1 Lime juiced
½ cup Cilantro
Salt to taste

Instructions

Preheat the oven on the highest broil setting.
Arrange the tomatoes, onion and garlic on a sheet tray, cut-side down. Drizzle with some olive oil. Broil the vegetables until charred, for 15-20 minutes.
4 Roma tomatoes, 1 Sweet onion, 4 cloves Garlic, 1 Jalapeño pepper
Once the vegetables are charred, remove from the oven and let them cool for 10 minutes, or until room temperature.
Add the vegetables to a blender or food processor, with the remaining ingredients. Pulse until your desired consistency, and serve.
4 Roma tomatoes, 1 Sweet onion, 4 cloves Garlic, 1 Jalapeño pepper, 1 Chipotle pepper, 1 Lime, ½ cup Cilantro, Salt to taste

Notes

Do not be shy with charring the vegetables! The brown bits and charred skin add flavor to the salsa. You may feel nervous that you are burning the vegetables—don’t worry!
Adjust the spice to your liking! If the spice level is not your thing, feel free to omit the jalapeño from the salsa. I highly recommend keeping the chipotle in the salsa, for the smokey flavor.

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