Healthy Vegan Salsa (with Sea Moss Gel!)

red vegan salsa in a white bowl with chip being dipped into it

Healthy Vegan Salsa (with Sea Moss Gel!)

Taco Tuesday just isn't complete without some salsa! This Easy Healthy Vegan Salsa contains high mineral sea moss gel, taking less than 15 minutes to make!

Course Appetizer, Dips, Snack

Cuisine Vegan

Keyword healthy salsa, red salsa, vegan salsa

Prep Time 15

Total Time 15

Servings servings (½ cup per serving)

Calories 12kcal

Author Gina Marie

Equipment

Food Processor

Ingredients

"Onion Paste"

¼ medium red onion, chopped
1 tablespoon fresh jalapeno,
¼ cup cilantro, chopped
1 teaspoon garlic paste
½ teaspoon sea salt
¼ teaspoon cumin powder

Salsa Ingredients

1 15 ounce can diced tomatoes (or 2 cups of fresh tomatoes chopped)
2 teaspoon lime juice
¼ teaspoon agave nectar
1 tablespoon Sea Moss Gel note 1
small piece of habanero pepper (optional) note 2

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Instructions

First, we are going to make our "onion paste." This helps the salsa lock-in maximum flavor. Rinse and chop your onion, jalapeno, and cilantro to a large bowl or cutting board. Then add your garlic paste, and sprinkle sea salt and cumin on top of all your ingredients.
With a sturdy fork or potato masher, mash your ingredients down as much as you can until it forms somewhat of a thick paste (refer to pictures and video in this blog post).
Then grab your food processor and add in your tomatoes (if using fresh tomatoes be sure to rinse and chop them first),"onion paste", lime juice, agave nectar, sea moss gel, and a small piece of habanero pepper (optional).
Blend in your food processor no longer than 1 minute until all ingredients are completely combined. Serve immediately with tortilla chips or on top of vegan tacos!
This Vegan Salsa can be made ahead and will keep in the refrigerator for about 5 to 7 days. It DOES NOT freeze well.

Video

Notes

SEA MOSS GEL: If you don't have sea moss gel you can still make this recipe without it. It's just an easy and "sneaky" way to add more minerals to a fun snack without it disrupting the taste! To learn how to make sea moss or to purchase your own sea moss gel, check out "How to Make Sea Moss Gel" or "How to Make Irish Moss Gel."
HABANERO PEPPER: This pepper is VERY HOT and is optional. If you do use it and aren't use to the heat cut off a very small piece without the seeds until you get used to the amount of heat.

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