Roasted Tomato Salsa with a Smashed Avocado and Chips Recipe

Name: Roasted Tomato Salsa with a Smashed Avocado and Chips
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 medium sized red tomatoes; 1 dried morita pepper; 1 dried arbol pepper; 1 dried pasilla pepper; 1 teaspoon pico di gallo ground chili pepper; 1 tablespoon freshly chopped cilantro leaves; 1 to 2 cloves garlic, chopped; 1/2 key lime, juiced; 1/4 white onion, diced; Salt; 4 corn tortillas; Vegetable or corn oil; Salt; Ground cumin, to taste; 1 lime, halved; 1 ripe avocado; 1/2 lime, juiced; Salt

Servings: persons

4 medium sized red tomatoes
1 dried morita pepper
1 dried arbol pepper
1 dried pasilla pepper
1 teaspoon pico di gallo ground chili pepper
1 tablespoon freshly chopped cilantro leaves
1 to 2 cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 key lime, juiced
1/4 white onion, diced
Salt
4 corn tortillas
Vegetable or corn oil
Salt
Ground cumin, to taste
1 lime, halved
1 ripe avocado
1/2 lime, juiced
Salt

1
Preheat grill over high heat.
2
Grill the tomatoes until charred.
3
Remove from heat to a small bowl until cool enough to tough.
4
Peel and reserve.
5
Add the dried peppers to a saute pan on the grill, and cook for 30 seconds to 1 minute on each side to bring out the aroma.
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Do not burn.
7
To a blender, add the tomatoes, all of the peppers, cilantro, garlic, lime, onion and salt, to taste.
8
Blend until almost smooth.
9
Cut tortillas into triangles and brush with vegetable oil.
10
Add to a perforated grill pan on the grill.
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Cook a couple of minutes on each side until they turn a light golden color and are crisp.
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Do not burn.
13
Remove to a serving bowl and season with salt, cumin and a squeeze of lime.
14
Halve, pit, peel and slice the avocado.
15
Add to a bowl, sprinkle with the lime juice and season with salt, to taste.
16
Coarsely mash.
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Serve chips in a large bowl tossed with salsa and avocado.
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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 18 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 4 medium sized red tomatoes, 1 dried morita pepper, 1 dried arbol pepper, 1 dried pasilla pepper, and more.

Yes, Roasted Tomato Salsa with a Smashed Avocado and Chips falls under the Snacks & Appetizers category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Keep refrigerated in an airtight container and enjoy within 1–2 days for the best freshness. Best served cold — no reheating needed.

Roasted Tomato Salsa with a Smashed Avocado and Chips

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