I admit, I am as old-fashioned and traditional as they come, but recently I was asked to develop some recipes for the air fryer. I was dragging my feet, but I have to say, this little machine is great for quite a few things, and one of those is making salsa!
I love roasted salsas, and making them the traditional way on the comal or griddle takes at least 20 minutes of cooking time, depending on the vegetables you’re using. In the air fryer, that time is cut in half and your salsa will be ready much sooner! That is a great thing when we know our lives are busy, busy, busy!
This is my favourite combination of vegetables for salsa, and I have posted other recipes for this before, but take this recipe as a technique and vary your ingredients as you like. If you like a red salsa, use only red tomatoes, if you want it all green, go for only tomatillos; red or white onion, you decide; and chiles could be fresh jalapeños, habaneros, serranos or whatever you have on hand. If you prefer to use dried chiles, they won’t need much time in the air fryer, so I would toast them separately from the veggies, as you don’t want to burn them - no one likes bitter chiles! As always, season boldly, blend, and your salsa is ready!
So if you have an air fryer sitting on your counter, add salsa making to its capabilities. You won’t be disappointed!
Salsa Mixta en Air Fryer
Mixed Salsa in the Air Fryer
Vegetable spray
2 medium Roma tomatoes, whole
4-6 medium tomatillos, husked and left whole
2 Jalapeño chiles, whole
1 piece red or white onion, about 1/3 cup
1 garlic clove, whole and un-peeled
1/2-1 tsp kosher salt, or to taste
Preheat air fryer to 375°F and then spray air fryer basket with vegetable spray.
Place vegetables on basket in single layer and cook for 10-12 minutes, until vegetables are soft and slightly charred.
Remove stems from jalapeños and peel garlic, then place everything in the blender jar.
Add salt and blend, making sure you leave some texture.
Adjust seasoning and serve.
Makes about 1 1/2 cups.