Common Ingredients in tomato salsa Recipes

We researched the most common ingredients in over twenty popular tomato salsa recipes and found the top 15 ingredients.

The most common ingredient in tomato salsa dishes is tomatoes.

Onion, cilantro, garlic, lime and jalapeno pepper are also common ingredients in tomato salsa recipes. Variations include:

• white onion in place of onion
• green chiles in place of jalapeno pepper

Salt is in 85% of tomato salsa recipes and pepper, 30%.

The average tomato salsa recipe has about 9.9 ingredients, with a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 20.

In terms of directions, tomato salsa recipes have about 3.5 steps on average, ranging from 1 to 17 instructions.

An average tomato salsa recipe takes about 45 minutes to prepare, ranging from 3 minutes to 8 hours 10 minutes.

Parent Dish: Salsa
Sibling Dishes: Tomatillo Salsa Scallion Salsa Bell Pepper Salsa

Ratios of Common Ingredients in Tomato Salsa

For 1 pound tomatoes (454 g), the median and average amounts of other significant ingredients are below. Some ingredients are potential substitutes for others, meaning they almost never exist together in a single tomato salsa recipe, and are marked below.

Ingredient	Median	Average	% of recipes with tomatoes	Potential subsitutions
cilantro	0.62 cup (10 g)	0.77 cup (12 g)	55%
garlic	2 clove (6 g)	2.6 clove (8 g)	55%
onion	1.3 small (88 g)	2.3 small (160 g)	45%	white onion
jalapeno pepper	2.5 (34 g)	4.8 (67 g)	34%	green chiles
white onion	1 cup (148 g)	1.5 cup (218 g)	18%	green onions

Ingredients by Average Weight in Tomato Salsa

We also found the average content of the significant ingredients by weight in tomato salsa recipes. This would be: 75% tomatoes, 7% onion, 6% lime juice, 4% white onion, 3% green onions and 2% jalapeno pepper.

Here are the top ingredients, listed in order of popularity.

tomatoes

Tomatoes is the most popular ingredient in tomato salsa dishes. In fact, 100% of tomato salsa recipes contain tomatoes.

Diced, drained, chopped, peeled, seeded, sliced and cored are frequent preparations for tomatoes in tomato salsa dishes.

Tomatoes is often included in tomato salsa dishes in amounts of 1 pound, 1 cup or 14.5 ounces.

In tomato salsa recipes that contain tomatoes, it is on average, 43% by weight.

For tomato salsa recipes, tomatoes is frequently used with salt, cilantro, garlic, onion and lime juice.

salt

Another popular ingredient in tomato salsa is salt. From the recipes we've sampled for tomato salsa, over 85% have salt.

Variations of salt include:

• garlic salt: 9% of recipes

In recipes for tomato salsa, salt is often used with tomatoes, cilantro, garlic, lime juice and onion. On the other hand, salt is almost never used with honey.

onion

Onion is another common ingredient in tomato salsa dishes. In fact, over 70% of tomato salsa recipes contain onion.

Variations of onion include:

• green onions: 18% of recipes
• white onion: 18% of recipes

Tomatoes, salt, cilantro, garlic and jalapeno pepper are commonly used together with onion in tomato salsa dishes.

Potential substitutions for onion in tomato salsa:

• white onion

Also, onion is not often used with basil.

cilantro

Another popular ingredient in tomato salsa is cilantro. From the recipes we've sampled for tomato salsa, over 55% have cilantro.

Chopped, minced and packed are frequent preparations for cilantro in tomato salsa dishes.

Cilantro is often included in tomato salsa dishes in amounts of a quarter cup, half a cup or 2 tablespoons.

In tomato salsa recipes that contain cilantro, it is on average, 0.8% by weight.

For tomato salsa recipes, cilantro is frequently used with tomatoes, salt, lime juice, garlic and onion. However, basil is almost never used together with cilantro in tomato salsa dishes.

garlic

Garlic is another common ingredient in tomato salsa dishes. In fact, over 55% of tomato salsa recipes contain garlic.

Tomato salsa dishes often call for garlic to be minced and chopped.

Garlic is often included in tomato salsa dishes in amounts of 2 cloves, 1 clove or 1 teaspoon.

In tomato salsa recipes that contain garlic, it is on average, 0.6% by weight.

In recipes for tomato salsa, garlic is often used with tomatoes, salt, cilantro, onion and lime juice.

lime

Another popular ingredient in tomato salsa is lime. From the recipes we've sampled for tomato salsa, over 50% have lime.

Variations of lime include:

• lime juice: 43% of recipes

Tomatoes, onion, salt, cilantro and green chiles are commonly used together with lime in tomato salsa dishes.

lime juice

Lime juice is another common ingredient in tomato salsa dishes. In fact, over 40% of tomato salsa recipes contain lime juice.

Squeezed is a frequent preparation for lime juice in tomato salsa dishes.

Lime juice is often included in tomato salsa dishes in amounts of 2 tablespoons, 1 tablespoon or 2 teaspoons.

In tomato salsa recipes that contain lime juice, it is on average, 8% by weight.

For tomato salsa recipes, lime juice is frequently used with tomatoes, salt, cilantro, garlic and jalapeno pepper. However, garlic salt and basil are almost never used together with lime juice in tomato salsa dishes.

pepper

Another popular ingredient in tomato salsa is pepper. From the recipes we've sampled for tomato salsa, over 30% have pepper.

Variations of pepper include:

• black pepper: 25% of recipes

In recipes for tomato salsa, pepper is often used with garlic, tomatoes, jalapeno pepper, onion and salt.

jalapeno pepper

Jalapeno pepper is another common ingredient in tomato salsa dishes. In fact, over 30% of tomato salsa recipes contain jalapeno pepper.

Diced, seeded, minced and chopped are frequent preparations for jalapeno pepper in tomato salsa dishes.

Common quantities for jalapeno pepper in tomato salsa dishes include 1 jalapeno pepper.

In tomato salsa recipes that contain jalapeno pepper, it is on average, 4% by weight.

Tomatoes, cilantro, onion, salt and lime juice are commonly used together with jalapeno pepper in tomato salsa dishes.

Potential substitutions for jalapeno pepper in tomato salsa:

• green chiles

Also, jalapeno pepper is not often used with serrano chile, wine vinegar, basil, corn tortillas and canola oil.

olive oil

Olive oil is another common ingredient in tomato salsa dishes. In fact, over 20% of tomato salsa recipes contain olive oil.

Olive oil is often included in tomato salsa dishes in amounts of 1 teaspoon or 2 tablespoons.

In tomato salsa recipes that contain olive oil, it is on average, 2% by weight.

In recipes for tomato salsa, olive oil is often used with tomatoes, salt, cilantro, lime juice and garlic.

Potential substitutions for olive oil in tomato salsa:

• vegetable oil

Also, olive oil is not often used with white onion, eggs and corn tortillas.

sugar

Another popular ingredient in tomato salsa is sugar. From the recipes we've sampled for tomato salsa, over 20% have sugar.

In tomato salsa recipes that contain sugar, it is on average, 0.4% by weight.

Tomatoes, salt, onion, garlic and lime juice are commonly used together with sugar in tomato salsa dishes. Conversely, sugar is not often used with avocado, corn, honey, corn tortillas, canola oil and tortilla chip.

cumin

Cumin is another common ingredient in tomato salsa dishes. In fact, over 15% of tomato salsa recipes contain cumin.

Ground is a frequent preparation for cumin in tomato salsa dishes.

Common quantities for cumin in tomato salsa dishes include half a teaspoon.

In tomato salsa recipes that contain cumin, it is on average, 0.1% by weight.

Tomatoes, jalapeno pepper, onion, salt and cilantro are commonly used together with cumin in tomato salsa dishes.

Potential substitutions for cumin in tomato salsa:

• basil

Also, cumin is not often used with serrano chile, wine vinegar, corn, green chiles, eggs, corn tortillas and canola oil.

Other tomato salsa Ingredients

Other significant ingredients used in tomato salsa recipes include:

• serrano chile - 10%
• chile - 10%
• juice lemon - 10%
• green chiles - 5%
• corn - 5%
• wine vinegar - 5%
• avocado - 5%
• basil - 5%
• honey - 5%
• eggs - 5%
• corn tortillas - 5%
• vegetable oil - 5%
• canola oil - 5%
• tortilla chip - 5%

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