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Roasted Heirloom Salsa

April 29, 2014 by Cara

If you are just joining the party, welcome! It’s a gluten-free vegan Cinco de Mayo feast here at Fork & Beans and there is no such thing as being late at this table. We have an entire meal planned from a roasted heirloom salsa, to appetizers, to the main entrée, to drinks, and of course dessert. All gluten-free. All vegan. All very easy to put together the day before and the day of.

Vegan Cinco de Mayo Dinner - Fork & Beans



Check out the posts that are already on the menu:

Shredded Hearts of Palm Soft Tacos

Vegan Queso Dip

Cucumber Jalapeno Margaritas

Roasted Heirloom Salsa - Fork & Beans

This is a super simple salsa that calls for roasted heirloom tomatoes, hence the name Roasted Heirloom Salsa (genius, right? ha). If you have even less time for preparation, you can always just put the tomatoes into the food processor as is without lightly baking them. That is the great thing about this meal plan. It can easily be tweaked based off your time restraints.

Roasted Heirloom Salsa - Fork & Beans

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Roasted Heirloom Salsa

  • Cook Time: 20
  • Total Time: 25
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Ingredients

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  • 1 1/2 c. heirloom tomatoes, roasted in the oven at 325 degrees for 15–20 minutes with 2 tsp. oil
  • 2 large garlic cloves
  • 1/2 of an onion, chopped
  • 1 jalapeno, deseeded
  • 1/4 c. cilantro
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • juice of 2 limes

Instructions

  1. Roast 325 degrees for 20 minutes.
  2. Add the garlic, onion, cilantro, jalapeno, and salt into a food processor. Pulse 3 times.
  3. Add the tomatoes and pulse until the salsa forms.
  4. Stir in the lime juice and salt according to taste.
  5. Chill until ready to serve.

Notes

  • Makes 1 full cup of salsa

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 4

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 Take a sneak peek into what the entire menu looks like here:

Vegan Cinco de Mayo Dinner - Fork & Beans

Until next time, friends!

 

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Filed Under: Cinco de Mayo, Fresh Out of the Oven, Holiday, Paleo, Vegan

About Cara

Based in Chicago with her husband and son, Cara is the creator behind the site Fork and Beans: A place where kids can have fun with their food.

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Comments

  1. Kat

    April 29, 2014 at 5:35 pm

    I looove homemade salsa too, but have yet to make it with heirlooms (which I LOVE) or roasted tomatoes. Can’t wait to try it! 😀

    • Cara

      April 30, 2014 at 9:12 am

      Looks like you have plans for the weekend now 🙂

  2. Richa

    April 29, 2014 at 5:35 pm

    you made everything the same day! super awesome! i love the looks of this salsa

    • Cara

      April 30, 2014 at 9:11 am

      It was a crazy long day, Richa! But I had to make sure it was do-able all in the same day. I just don’t recommend having to style and photograph the food the same day as well 😉

  3. Wendy | Around My Family Table

    April 29, 2014 at 5:27 pm

    Looks like a great spread! I love making salsa, and roasting the ingredients would make it all the better!

    • Cara

      April 30, 2014 at 9:10 am

      Homemade anything (salsas included) tastes so much better, doesn’t it Wendy? xo

  4. cheri

    April 29, 2014 at 5:25 pm

    How clever, roasting the tomatoes, bet this only adds to the flavor!

    • Cara

      April 30, 2014 at 9:10 am

      You bet your bottom dollar, Cheri 🙂

Trackbacks

  1. Vegan Cinnamon Cashew Milk Flan | Fork and Beans says:
    May 28, 2014 at 6:34 am

    […] the main attraction, a Vegan Queso Dip indulged by cashews and salsa as an appetizer, a homemade Roasted Heirloom Tomato Salsa perfect for chip-dipping, and a spicy yet sweet Cucumber Jalapeno Margarita to chase all this […]

  2. Weekend Reading, 5.4.14 says:
    May 4, 2014 at 8:40 am

    […] is Cinqo de Mayo. Celebrate the day with Cara’s ridiculously awesome roasted heirloom tomato salsa. I would probably eat this stuff by the […]

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