# Molcajete Salsa

A flavorful and authentic salsa made by charring vegetables and grinding them in a traditional molcajete.

- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Appetizer
- Difficulty: easy
- Diet: vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, dairy-free, low-carb, nut-free, egg-free
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 whole red onion, roughly chopped
- 4 whole roma tomato, split in half
- 1 whole jalapeño
- 3 clove garlic, peeled
- 1 whole lime, juiced
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 handful cilantro, chopped

## Instructions

1. Roughly chop the onion.
2. Add the red onion, tomatoes, jalapeño, and garlic to a dry pan and cook until 70-80% blackened.
3. Place the cooked red onion, jalapeño, and garlic into a molcajete.
4. Add lime juice, salt, and cumin to the molcajete.
5. Grind the ingredients with a tejolote until desired consistency is reached.
6. Mix in the tomatoes and chopped cilantro.

## Equipment

- knife
- pan
- molcajete
- tejolote
- tongs

## Tips

- You can use white onion instead of red onion if preferred.
- Add more jalapeños if you prefer a spicier salsa.
- You can grind the salsa to be smooth or leave it chunky based on preference.
- If you do not have garlic, you do not have to include it.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@jose.elcook/video/7317108066749648170
- Creator: jose.elcook
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/a56c96e2-dcce-4a53-b1f8-488f2466cffc
- Extracted: 2026-10-29

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