Roasted Tomato Salsa

The other evening I was flipping channels on the TV. That was when I chanced upon Paul Hollywood's TV show, Bread. Any fans of Paul Hollywood here?

Ooohhh....I love watching the man kneading dough. So sexy, I tell you hee..hee... He makes it all look so simple. Then the next thing is you see is him pulling out a beautiful loaf from the oven.

On that particular episode, he made Tortilla Towers. These are tortillas layered with a spicy shredded chicken, guacamole, sour cream and salsa. It looked incredibly delicious.

I was rather taken with the salsa (and of course the spicy chicken) and I knew that I had to make it. So I roasted 4 ripe tomatoes, 2 jalapenos, 2 red onions and 4 cloves of garlic until they were charred.

All these were blended in my mini food processor together with a bunch of coriander leaves, lime juice and some salt. 

Loved the salsa! Tangy and smoky and so exotic tasting. It reminded me of the salsa I had at Chillis but so much better. If you love salsa, try this one.

Roasted Tomato Salsa

Recipe source : Adapted from Paul Hollywood's Bread

Ingredients :

- 4 ripe tomatoes, halved

- 2 Jalapenos, halved

- 2 red onions, cut into wedges

- 4 cloves garlic

- 2 tablespoons olive oil

- 1 tsp sea salt or to taste

- juice from 2 limes or to taste

- a generous handful of coriander leaves

Method :

1. Place tomatoes, jalapenos, onion wedges and garlic into a bowl and toss with olive oil.

2. Then pour the ingredients on a baking tray (place tomatoes and jalapenos skin side up) and grill until the tomatoes are charred.

3. Blend all the ingredients in a food processor together with coriander, lime juice and salt.

4. Taste and adjust for seasoning.

5. Transfer salsa into a serving bowl or may be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.