The Best (Two) Homemade Salsa Recipes

I don’t consider myself a food snob. But I’m definitely a salsa snob. I don’t like most store-bought salsas, and I’ve been making my own for years now.

I think the reason why is that I add salsa to many foods — burritos, eggs, taco meat, beans, tacos, nachos — and the list goes on. It also helps that my favorite food is Mexican. And we can’t forget dipping. Salsa adds flavor to so many foods but if it doesn’t taste right, it’s not the same.

There are two types of salsa I make. One is more of a...