Marseille Salsa Roja Cruda

Name: Marseille Salsa Roja Cruda
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 2 cups (480 ml)
Cuisine: Latin
Ingredients: 4 medium Roma or tomatillos (1 lb/453g), cored and chopped Tomato; 1/4 medium white (3.1 oz/89g), chopped Onion; 2 chiles serranos (1.3 oz/38g), stemmed and chopped Serrano; 1 (1 oz/31g), stemmed and chopped Jalapeno; 2 cloves, chopped Garlic; 1 tbsp chopped fresh (15 ml) Cilantro; 1 tbsp fresh, plus more to taste Lime Juice; 1 1/2 tsp Diamond Crystal kosher, plus more to taste Salt

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Rick Martínez recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Rick Martínez.

Salsa Roja Cruda from a national-award-winning chef.

Ratio

Cilantro 15 mlLime Juice 15 ml

Ingredients

Tomato — 4 medium Roma or tomatillos (1 lb/453g), cored and chopped
Onion — 1/4 medium white (3.1 oz/89g), chopped
Serrano — 2 chiles serranos (1.3 oz/38g), stemmed and chopped
Jalapeno — 1 (1 oz/31g), stemmed and chopped
Garlic — 2 cloves, chopped
Cilantro — 1 tbsp chopped fresh (15 ml)
Lime Juice — 1 tbsp fresh, plus more to taste
Salt — 1 1/2 tsp Diamond Crystal kosher, plus more to taste

Method

This sauce needs a blender — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
Taste and adjust salt and acid.

Companion jar

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The jar carries pour-and-shake sauces. These are its closest cousins from kitchens like this one:

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Provenance

Recipe developer and former Bon Appétit senior food editor based in Mazatlán; his cookbook Mi Cocina won a 2023 James Beard award.

Originally published as Salsa Roja Cruda (La Cruda).

Adapted from a recipe published by Rick Martínez in Salsa Daddy via Rick Martinez's Sazon Substack (Salsa School).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No — this one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces — its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Salsa Daddy via Rick Martinez's Sazon Substack (Salsa School) (published as “Salsa Roja Cruda (La Cruda)”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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