Appetizers and Snacks Recipe ⇒ Aji (Colombian Salsa)

A tangy fresh Colombian-style salsa which can be made delicious either mild or XXX hot! Goes great with grilled meats, empanadas, and tostones, but I put it on everything... even my eggs! There seem to be several variations of this; some watery, some oily, some saucy, some chunky, but my mom is from Barranquilla, Colombia and this is how she makes it.

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Calories:51.5
Aji (Colombian Salsa)
Prep:30m
Ready in:30m
Serving:2 cups

Ingredients

  • 1 large plum tomato, coarsely chopped
  • 1 bunch fresh cilantro, stems removed
  • ½ small onion, coarsely chopped
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, coarsely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • ½ lime, juiced
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar
  • 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 bunch green onions, finely chopped

Cooking Directions

  1. Combine tomato, cilantro, onion, jalapeno pepper, and garlic in a food processor. Add olive oil, lime juice, sugar, apple cider vinegar, and salt; pulse until a coarse paste forms. Mix in green onions.
Substitute 1 teaspoon garlic paste for the garlic cloves if preferred; Please note that this salsa can turn out great with more or with no jalapeno; it just depends on your preference. However, because the spiciness of jalapenos is very unpredictable, I highly recommend leaving it out, transferring the salsa to a bowl, and then adding the finely chopped jalapeno gradually. I even throw mine in a small Magic Bullet(R)-style blender with a little olive oil and turn it into a paste so I can add it very carefully. This also allows you to separate the salsa into mild and spicy batches.

Nutrition Facts

  • calories51.5
  • carbohydrateContent5 g
  • fatContent3.5 g
  • fiberContent1.1 g
  • proteinContent0.8 g
  • saturatedFatContent0.5 g
  • sodiumContent299.3 mg
  • sugarContent2.7 g
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