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Best Salsas

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129 salsa recipes in the catalog, each tied to a published source and an award-winning kitchen. Below: the ratio pattern that defines the category, a short FAQ, and a seeded jar you can build without retyping ingredients.

Ratio explainer · Chipotle Peanut Salsa

Typical liquid stack for this category. Oil and acid volumes from a published recipe in the set. Michelin- and James Beard–linked kitchens contribute the majority of citations in this catalog.

Ratio by volume: Worcester 15 ml, Water 180 ml
Worcester 15 mlWater 180 ml

Salsa Verde

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: SALSA VERDE

Enrique Olvera's tomatillo salsa verde for tacos, chicharrón

stove · salsa

Roasted Tomatillo Salsa

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: ROASTED

Rick Bayless' roasted tomatillo salsa for tacos, eggs

blend · salsa

Chipotle Peanut Salsa

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: CHIPOTLE

Bayless' chipotle peanut salsa for grilled vegetables, tacos

blend · salsa

Salsa Verde

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: SALSA VERDE

Gabriela Cámara's avocado salsa verde for tacos, eggs

blend · salsa

Avocado-Tomatillo Salsa

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: AVOCADO-TOMA

Bayless' avocado-tomatillo salsa for tacos, chips

blend · salsa

Pico de Gallo

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: PICO

Rick Bayless' pico de gallo for tacos, chips

shake · salsa

Rustic Roasted Tomato Salsa

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: RUSTIC

Bayless's table salsa for tacos & everyday meals

blend · salsa

Classic Guacamole

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: CLASSIC

Rick Bayless' classic guacamole for chips, taco night

blend · salsa

Roasted Tomatillo Guacamole

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: GUACAMOLE

Bayless' roasted tomatillo guacamole for chips, tacos

blend · salsa

Roasted Tomato Salsa

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: ROASTED

Bayless' roasted tomato salsa for chips, fish, rice

blend · salsa

Salsa Huevona

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: TOMATO SALSA

Bayless' salsa huevona for a grilled taco bar

blend · salsa

Salsa Mexicana

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: MEXICANA

Bayless' salsa Mexicana for a guacamole bar

shake · salsa

Tomatillo Salsa Verde

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SALSA VERDE

Des Jardins' tomatillo salsa verde for carnitas tacos

blend · salsa

Chipotle-Roasted Tomatillo Salsa

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: CHIPOTLE-ROA

Bayless' chipotle-tomatillo salsa for tacos, chips

blend · salsa

Peanut-Avocado Salsa

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: PEANUT

Bayless' tangy peanut-avocado salsa for seafood, chips

blend · salsa

Orange-Tomatillo Salsa

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: ORANGE-TOMAT

Bayless' orange-tomatillo salsa for a guacamole bar

shake · salsa

Tomato Salsa

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: TOMATO SALSA

Gordon Ramsay's tomato salsa for tacos, grilled meats

blend · salsa

Salsa Verde

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SALSA VERDE

Rene Andrade's salsa verde for ribeye, pollo asado

blend · salsa

Salsa Tatemada

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: TATEMADA

Rene Andrade's salsa tatemada for ribeye, pollo asado

blend · salsa

Salsa Verde

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SALSA VERDE

Roy Choi's charred salsa verde for tacos, bowls

blend · salsa

Smoked Tomato Soy Chimichurri

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: CHIMICHURRI

Izard's smoked tomato soy chimichurri for pasta, meats

shake · salsa

Salsa Criolla

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: CRIOLLA

Mallmann's tangy pepper-onion relish for the asado table

shake · salsa

Mexican-Garlic-Ancho Chile Salsa

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: RED CHILE

Bayless's ancho adobo - a Mexican red chile sauce

blend · salsa

Lahmacun Topping Paste

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: LAHMACUN TOP

Loryn Nalic's pepper-tomato paste for lahmacun flatbread

blend · salsa

Salsa Rustica

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SALSA RUSTIC

Lidia Bastianich's chunky egg-caper salsa rustica

shake · salsa

Red Chile Adobo

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: ADOBO CHILES

Gabriela Cámara's red chile adobo for grilled fish

blend · salsa

Red Enchilada Sauce

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: RED ENCHILAD

Rick Bayless's classic red enchilada sauce

stove · salsa

Black Garlic Aguachile

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: BLACK GARLIC

Noah Sandoval's black garlic aguachile for crab

blend · salsa

Salsa Cruda

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SALSA CRUDA

Salvador Alamilla's fresh salsa cruda for birria tacos

blend · salsa

Salsa Picosa

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SALSA PICOSA

Salvador Alamilla's spicy salsa picosa for tacos

blend · salsa

Birria Chile Marinade

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: BIRRIA CHILE

Salvador Alamilla's chile marinade for beef birria

blend · salsa

Puerto Rican Sofrito

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: PUERTO RICAN

Natalia Vallejo's Puerto Rican sofrito base

blend · salsa

Maggi Charred Onion Condiment

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: MAGGI CHARRE

Thomas Bille's charred onion condiment for tacos

shake · salsa

Birria Consommé Finish

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: BIRRIA CONSO

Salvador Alamilla's chile consommé for dipping birria tacos

stove · salsa

Salsa Criolla Peruvian

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SALSA CRIOLL

Nando Chang's Peruvian salsa criolla for ceviche

shake · salsa

Sonoran Salsa Roja

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SONORAN SALS

Rene Andrade's Sonoran-style salsa roja

blend · salsa

Mole Negro

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: MOLE NEGRO

Adrián Torres's rich mole negro

stove · salsa

Mole Soubise

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: MOLE SOUBISE

Adrián Torres's silky onion mole soubise

stove · salsa

Black Bean-Pear Sauce

★★★ KITCHEN

On the jar: BLACK BEANP

Eric Ripert's black bean-pear sauce for octopus

stove · salsa

Grated Tomato-Harissa Salsa

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: GRATED TOMAT

Ottolenghi's grated tomato-harissa salsa

shake · salsa

Grilled Vidalia Relish

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: GRILLED VIDA

Bobby Flay's grilled Vidalia relish for steak crostini

blend · salsa

Classic Sauce Vierge

★★★ KITCHEN

On the jar: CLASSIC SAUC

Eric Ripert's classic sauce vierge for fish

shake · salsa

Quick Amba Sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: QUICK AMBA

Solomonov's quick mango amba sauce for falafel

blend · salsa

Guacamole

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: MEXICAN

Salvador Alamilla's classic guacamole

blend · salsa

California Almond Mole

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: CALIFORNIA

Jesús Cervantes's almond mole for grilled carrots

blend · salsa

Mole Amarillo

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: MOLE AMARILL

Jonathan Zaragoza's golden beet mole amarillo

stove · salsa

Xnipec

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: XNIPEC

Philip Speer's habanero xnipec for grilled carrots

shake · salsa

Carrot Mole

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: CARROT MOLE

Philip Speer's sweet-savory carrot mole

stove · salsa

Ajvar

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: AJVAR

Loryn Nalic's Balkan roasted pepper ajvar

blend · salsa

Salsa Roja

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SALSA ROJA

Adrián Torres's classic salsa roja

blend · salsa

Mexican Cilantro Salsa

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: PICO DE GALL

Philip Speer's classic pico de gallo

shake · salsa

Birria Table Salsa Roja

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: BIRRIA TABLE

Jonathan Zaragoza's birria table salsa roja

blend · salsa

Mole Blanco

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: MOLE BLANCO

Sarah Thompson's creamy mole blanco

blend · salsa

Birria Salsa Verde

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: BIRRIA SALSA

Jonathan Zaragoza's birria salsa verde

blend · salsa

Salsa Roja

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SALSA ROJA

Salvador Alamilla's classic salsa roja

blend · salsa

Sauce Vierge

★★★ KITCHEN

On the jar: VIERGE

Michel Guérard's classic sauce vierge

shake · salsa

Creamy Avocado Salsa

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: AVOCADO

Rick Martínez's creamy avocado salsa for tacos

blend · salsa

Salsa Roja Cruda

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SALSA ROJA

Martínez's salsa roja cruda

blend · salsa

Salsa Roja la Mananera

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SALSA ROJA

Martínez's salsa roja la mananera

stove · salsa

Salsa Tatemada Molcajeteada

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SALSA

Martínez's salsa tatemada molcajeteada

stove · salsa

Salsa Guajillo

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SALSA

Martínez's salsa guajillo

stove · salsa

Serrano Onion Salsa

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: ONION

Martínez's serrano onion salsa

stove · salsa

Green Salsa

★★★ KITCHEN

On the jar: GRNE SALSA

Caminada's green salsa

stove · salsa

Red Pepper Puree

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: RED PEPPER

The table salsa from Tanaka's Iberico pork presa

stove · salsa

Pistachio Relish

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: PISTACHIO

The table salsa from Syhabout's green tomatoes

shake · salsa

Salsa Mexicana

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SALSA

Ortega's salsa mexicana

blend · salsa

Ancho Chile Salsa

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: ANCHO

The table salsa from Ortega's pollo asado

blend · salsa

Tomatillo Salsa

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: TOMATILLO

The table salsa from Oringer's cucumber salad

blend · salsa

Salsa Verde

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SALSA VERDE

Waxman's salsa verde

blend · salsa

Salsa Criolla

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SALSA

The table salsa from Garces' skirt steak

shake · salsa

Salsa Verde

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SALSA VERDE

Jeremiah Langhorne's herby salsa verde with sea beans

shake · salsa

Meyer Lemon Green Olive Salsa

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: MEYER

Suzanne Goin's Meyer lemon-green olive salsa for fish

shake · salsa

Salsa Brava

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: SALSA BRAVA

Gabriela Cámara's salsa brava for tacos & tostadas

shake · salsa

Salsa Verde

★★★ KITCHEN

On the jar: SALSA VERDE

Enrico Crippa's salsa verde for anchovies & grilled meats

blend · salsa

Salsa Tatemada

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: SALSA

Gabriela Cámara's charred salsa tatemada for tacos

blend · salsa

Creamy Jalapeno Salsa

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: CREAMY

Rick Bayless' creamy jalapeño salsa for tacos & chips

blend · salsa

Classic Mango Amba

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: CLASSIC

Michael Solomonov's classic mango amba condiment

stove · salsa

Dill Capers Topping

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: DILL CAPERS

Carolina Gelen's dill-capers topping for chicken couscous

shake · salsa

Puerto Rican Sofrito

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: PUERTO RICAN

Illyanna Maisonet's Puerto Rican sofrito for beans & rice

blend · salsa

Strawberry Gazpacho

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: GAZPACHO

José Avillez's strawberry gazpacho for burrata

blend · salsa

Salsa Lucía

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SALSA LUCIA

Francis Mallmann's salsa Lucía for grilled meats

shake · salsa

Campari-Grapefruit Salsa

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SALSA

Francis Mallmann's Campari-grapefruit salsa

shake · salsa

Castelvetrano Olive-Almond Salsa

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SALSA

Greg and Gabrielle Denton's olive-almond salsa for steak

shake · salsa

Tomato Salsa

★★★ KITCHEN

On the jar: SALSA

Björn Frantzén's tomato salsa for chili con carne

shake · salsa

Salsa Verde

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: SALSA

Mattia Bianchi's salsa verde for bigoli pasta

blend · salsa

Salsa Verde

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SALSA

Mary Sue Milliken's herb-anchovy salsa verde for artichokes

shake · salsa

Chile de Árbol Salsa

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: SALSA

Val Cantú's chile de árbol salsa for lobster tacos

blend · salsa

Saffron Aguachile

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: SAFFRON

Val Cantú's saffron aguachile for lobster ceviche

shake · salsa

Chermoula

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: GREEN

Chris Shepherd's chermoula for a sole or flounder sabich

blend · salsa

Salsa Verde

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: SALSA

Simon Hulstone's salsa verde for fjord trout and seafood

shake · salsa

Xnipec

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: XNIPEC

Olvera's xnipec, a fiery habanero salsa fresca

shake · salsa

Chile Salsa

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: SALSA

Gaytán's roasted pepper salsa for stuffed chiles

blend · salsa

Salsa Roja

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: SALSA

Olvera's smoky morita-tomato salsa roja

stove · salsa

Fresh Tomato Salsa

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: PASTA

Olvera's tomato pasta sauce for sea urchin tacos

blend · salsa

No-Water Gazpacho

★★★ KITCHEN

On the jar: NO-WATER

Dani García's no-water gazpacho

shake · salsa

Pineapple-Sambal Salsa

★★★ KITCHEN

On the jar: SALSA

Michel Roux's pineapple sambal for pork sausages

shake · salsa

Roasted-Tomato Gazpacho

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: ROASTED-TOMA

Aduriz's roasted-tomato gazpacho

blend · salsa

Garlic-Apple-Vinegar Refrito

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: GARLIC-APPLE

Aduriz's garlic-vinegar refrito for mackerel

stove · salsa

Eggplant Yogurt-Walnut Salsa

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: SALSA

Aduriz's eggplant-yogurt-walnut salsa for pasta

shake · salsa

Empordà Tomato-Soy Salsa

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: EMPORDA

Albert Adrià's tomato-soy salsa for ceviche

shake · salsa

Soy Base

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: SOJA BASE

Albert Adrià's dashi-soy base for ceviche

shake · salsa

Green-Bean Sofrito

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: GREEN-BEAN

Aduriz's sofrito for green beans & eggs

stove · salsa

Pepper Sauce Vierge

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: VIERGE

From a starred kitchen

shake · salsa

Salsa Pico de Gallo

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: SALSA

Ferrer's pico de gallo for tacos & chips

shake · salsa

Salsa Tomato Tropical

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: SALSA

From a starred kitchen

shake · salsa

Lettuce Gazpacho

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: LETTUCE-GAZP

Fliegauf's lettuce gazpacho, a chilled soup

blend · salsa

Salsa Verde

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: SALSA

Casarrubias' salsa verde for octopus

shake · salsa

Salsa Verde

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: SALSA

T.J. Steele's tomatillo salsa verde for tostadas

blend · salsa

Salsa Verde

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: SALSA

Alcocer's tequila-flambéed salsa verde for tacos

blend · salsa

Pine-Nut Aguachile

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: PINE-NUT

Lastra's pine-nut aguachile for ox-heart

blend · salsa

Salsa Macha

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: SALSA

Lastra's salsa macha for tomato ceviche

blend · salsa

Salsa Birria

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: SALSA

Olvera's Tijuana-style birria salsa for tacos

blend · salsa

Cold Cherry Gazpacho

★★★ KITCHEN

On the jar: COLD CHERRY

Heinz Beck's cold cherry gazpacho

blend · salsa

Lovage Salsa Verde

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: SALSA

Skye Gyngell's Lovage Salsa Verde, from the published recipe

shake · salsa

Classic Herb Salsa Verde

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: SALSA

Skye Gyngell's Classic Herb Salsa Verde

shake · salsa

Salsa Verde

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SALSA

Baraghani's pine nut salsa verde for glazed leeks

shake · salsa

Cumin Salsa Verde

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: SALSA

Gyngell's cumin salsa verde for grilled lamb

shake · salsa

Salsa Verde

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SALSA

Kenji's charred tomatillo salsa verde

stove · salsa

Andean Salsa

WORLD-RANKED KITCHEN

On the jar: SALSA

Acurio's classic onion salsa criolla for fried seafood

shake · salsa

Salsa Verde

AWARDED KITCHEN

On the jar: SALSA

Castro's tomatillo salsa verde for chilaquiles

blend · salsa

Chilean Tomato and Pepper Sauce

WORLD-RANKED KITCHEN

On the jar: CHILEAN

Guzmán's Chilean pebre for bread and grilled meat

blend · salsa

Salsa Verde

AWARDED KITCHEN

On the jar: SALSA

Miranda's fish sauce salsa verde for pork tenderloin

blend · salsa

Tomatillo Salsa

AWARDED KITCHEN

On the jar: SALSA

Byres's tomatillo salsa for shrimp tacos

blend · salsa

Fruit and Green Tomato Salsa Dressing

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SALSA

Izard's fruit and green tomato salsa for grilled steak

shake · salsa

Salsa Negra

AWARDED KITCHEN

On the jar: SALSA NEGRA

Salgado's smoky salsa negra for tacos

stove · salsa

Cucumber Choko Lime Salad

HATTED KITCHEN

On the jar: CUCUMBER

Carmichael's cucumber-choko salad for grilled seafood

shake · salsa

Raw Papaya-Tomatillo Salsa

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SALSA

Martínez's raw papaya-tomatillo salsa

shake · salsa

Avocado Salsa

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: SALSA

Molnar's avocado-tomatillo salsa for a white bean dip

blend · salsa

Salsa de Chile Pasado

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: SALSA

Vallejo's chile pasado salsa for roast duck

stove · salsa

FAQ

What is a salsa?
A salsa is a chopped or blended mix of raw or cooked vegetables and fruit, most often tomato or tomatillo based, seasoned with chile, onion, and lime. It is a chunky table condiment meant to be scooped or spooned rather than poured. The 129 recipes here are cited to their published sources; the ratio bar on each recipe page shows the measured liquids.
How long does salsa keep?
Most oil-acid dressings keep 3–5 days refrigerated in a sealed jar; egg emulsions are shorter (1–2 days). Always follow the source technique and your local food-safety judgment. We print ratios, not shelf-life claims.
What cut or form of ingredients should I buy?
Buy the form named on the recipe (e.g. Dijon vs whole-grain mustard). Jar labels use short pour names; the editorial page lists full pantry names. When in doubt, match the cited source.

Seeded jar

Seeded jar · 4 sauces

4 kitchens · 4 stars · 4 national awards

$39.99 + S&H founding · first 500 · $49.99 after launch