{"id":1604231,"date":"2021-05-04T23:43:38","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T03:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/?p=1604231"},"modified":"2021-06-14T21:23:34","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T01:23:34","slug":"cinco-de-mayo-three-salsa-recipes-to-celebrate-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/cinco-de-mayo-three-salsa-recipes-to-celebrate-with\/","title":{"rendered":"Cinco De Mayo: Three Salsa Recipes to Celebrate With!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cinco De Mayo literally means May 5th and commemorates the Mexican army&#8217;s victory over Napoleon III&#8217;s French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. The USA really adopted Cinco De Mayo as a holiday and celebrations there are actually bigger than they are in Mexico. Eventually, Canada started celebrating Cinco De Mayo too. Who doesn&#8217;t want to enjoy some amazing <a href=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/traveling-taste-buds-rajas-taco-from-boca-tacos\/\">Mexican food<\/a> and margaritas?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quesada.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quesada Burritos and Tacos<\/a> is the perfect place to get your Cinco De Mayo eats. If you are feeling ambitious though, and want to make your own salsa, the Canadian restaurant chain shared &#8220;The Joy of Mex&#8221; with us with three of their famous salsa recipes. <span class=\"\">Buen <\/span><span class=\"highlightedText--1Y1LcJ46\">provecho!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"chipotle-tomato-salsa\">Chipotle Tomato Salsa<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quesada&#8217;s Chipotle Tomato Salsa has a mild heat level. This simple recipe can be made spicier by adding more chipotle peppers if you want more heat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Makes 2-3 cups<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ingredients\">Ingredients:<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5 medium tomatoes<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 \u00bd\u00a0 Tbsp canned chipotles in adobo sauce*\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 Tbsp diced cooking onion<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 tsp salt<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"directions\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Directions:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Preheat oven to 450\u00b0F.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Place tomatoes on a parchment paper-lined rimmed baking sheet and score an &#8220;x&#8221; into the tops of the tomatoes. Place in oven and roast for approximately 30 minutes, or until the tops are charred and tomatoes are soft.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remove from oven and cool.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Place tomatoes and their juices into a blender. Add remaining ingredients and pulse until you have reached your desired consistency. Taste and adjust seasoning, if necessary.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"salsa-verde\">Salsa Verde<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This medium salsa has a bright, slightly acidic note from the tomatillos. It&#8217;s the perfect salsa to balance out rich ingredients like shredded meats and cheese.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Makes 4 cups<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ingredients-2\">Ingredients:<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 lb fresh tomatillos<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 \u00bd cups water<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2153 cup diced jalapenos<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2153 cup diced onion<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2153 cup chopped cilantro<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 \u00bd tsp salt<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"directions-2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Directions:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wash tomatillos, remove outer husk, then rinse again.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quarter tomatillos and place in a medium pot with water. Cover, bring to a gentle boil, then reduce heat and simmer covered, for 10 minutes, or until soft.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cool in pot. Once completely cooled, pour tomatillos and liquid into a blender, then add remaining ingredients. Blend until smooth.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taste and adjust seasoning, if necessary.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"salsa-roja\">Salsa Roja<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salsa Roja is Quesada&#8217;s fiery-hot, bold salsa that not everyone can handle. If you love really spicy food, this is the one for you!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><strong>Makes 3 cups<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ingredients-3\">Ingredients:<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5 medium tomatoes<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00bc cup roasted and ground De Arbol chile peppers<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 \u00bd Tbsp minced garlic<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 Tbsp dried oregano\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00bc cup diced cooking onion<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 tsp salt<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"directions-3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Directions:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Preheat oven to 450\u00b0F.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Place tomatoes on a parchment paper-lined rimmed baking sheet and score an &#8220;x&#8221; into the tops of the tomatoes. Place in oven and roast for approximately 30 minutes, or until tops are charred and tomatoes are soft.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Place tomatoes and their juices, along with the remaining ingredients, in a medium pot. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes to allow the flavours to meld.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cool completely and serve. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*Please note: Quesada does not use canned chipotle peppers. Quesada prepares its own Chipotle Paste from whole, dried Chipotle Morita Chiles at each location. However, for this at-home recipe, Quesada recommends using canned chipotle peppers for convenience!\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-excerpt\">Cinco De Mayo literally means May 5th and commemorates the Mexican army&#8217;s victory over Napoleon III&#8217;s French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. The USA really&hellip;<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/cinco-de-mayo-three-salsa-recipes-to-celebrate-with\/\" class=\"button button-primary button-effect\"><span>View Post<\/span><span><i class=\"cs-icon cs-icon-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":1604232,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[8719,8720,2056,8721,8722,8723,3741,8724,8725,8726,8727],"powerkit_post_featured":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1604231","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-food","8":"tag-best-salsa-recipes","9":"tag-chipotle-tomato-salsa","10":"tag-cinco-de-mayo","11":"tag-cinco-de-mayo-2021","12":"tag-quesada","13":"tag-quesada-burritos-and-tacos","14":"tag-salsa","15":"tag-salsa-recipes","16":"tag-salsa-roja","17":"tag-salsa-verde","18":"tag-what-is-cinco-de-mayo"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1604231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1604231"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1604231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1604234,"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1604231\/revisions\/1604234"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1604232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1604231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1604231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1604231"},{"taxonomy":"powerkit_post_featured","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/powerkit_post_featured?post=1604231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}