This salsa is spicy—but delicious!—as any serious salsa should be. Its flavor is all chili and garlic and goes well atop tacos & burritos. If you're feeling daring, go for big scoops with your favorite bag of tortilla chips.

 

 

What You Will Need

Yield: Makes About 1 Cup

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp. canola oil
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1⁄4 white onion, chopped
  • 55 dried chile de arbol, stems removed
  • 1 tomato, roughly chopped
  • Kosher salt, to taste

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a 12” skillet over medium-high; cook garlic until brown, 3 minutes. Add onion and cook 3 minutes more. Add chiles and cook 1-2 minutes. Add tomatoes and 1⁄4 cup water; cook until tomatoes begin to break down, 8-10 minutes. Place in a blender with salt and 10 tbsp. water; purée until smooth.