Easy Roasted Salsa

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 8 roma tomatoes
• 8 jalapeno chilies
• 1 onion
• 1 head garlic
• 5 table. extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup cilantro
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• salt, as needed

Recipe

• 1 cut the tomatoes in half and remove the stem part. put into a large mixing bowl.
• 2 cut the stems off the end of the jalapeno chilies and add them whole to the mixing bowl.
• 3 cut one onion into thin wedges, and add to the bowl.
• 4 separate the garlic cloves but leave the papers on and add the cloves to the mixing bowl.
• 5 add 5 table. olive oil to the mixing bowl and stir to blend, making sure that the oil is well distributed.
• 6 put the vegetable mixture on a cookie sheet with sides and bake in a 450 degree oven for 35-40 minutes, stirring about every 7 minutes until some of the vegetables have browned a bit.
• 7 remove from oven and let cool.
• 8 remove the garlic from the baking sheet, take off the outside papers and place the garlic in a food processor. add the other vegetables to the food processor.
• 9 add 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro, 1/4 cup fresh lime juice, 1 teaspoons sugar, 1/2 cup water and 1 1/2 - 2 teaspoons salt. pulse until you have reached the consistency that you desire.
• 10 let sit for at least one hour before serving. better the second day.