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Molcajete Roasted Salsa
This roasted tomato salsa is made in a tradition molcajete (Mexican lava stone mortar and pestle), which imparts additional flavour while preserving the chunky consistency of the salsa.


“My Grandma was a very good cook, because she wasn't afraid to exchange Ideas & the best party recipes with her girlfriends” chef Lebowski.
Ingredients:
5 Roma tomatoes
3 cloves garlic
1 jalapeño*
1 red onion
Juice of 1 lime
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 handful of fresh cilantro, chopped
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Instructions:
On a barbecue grill or unoiled pan on the stovetop, grill the tomatoes, garlic, jalapeño, and onion, until the skin of all the vegetables is at least 2/3 blackened.
Remove from grill and allow to cool.
Roughly chop the roasted vegetables.
Add the onion, garlic, lime juice, cumin and salt to the molcajete.
Using the tejolote, grind the ingredients in the molcajete, using a crushing motion to release the flavours from the vegetables.
Add the tomatoes and jalapeno, and continue to blend and grind.
When the mixture has reached the consistency you like (we like our salsa to be a little chunky, but you can mix longer for a smoother texture), add the cilantro and mix thoroughly.
We serve directly in the molcajete with tortilla chips!!
