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Ghost pepper salsa in an orange rimmed bowl.

Easy Ghost Pepper Salsa Recipe

Grace Stewart
This Easy Ghost Pepper Salsa Recipe will make your taste buds tingle! Utterly delicious and the perfect salsa for chiliheads!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course accompaniment, Condiment
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 1 cup
Calories 48 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Roma tomatoes select large sized tomatoes, remove the insides of the tomatoes and discard or save for another use; chop the outside fleshy part for use in this salsa
  • ¼ red onion chopped (can sub white onion)
  • 1 jalapeno deseeded, pith removed, and chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • ⅛ ts salt
  • ⅛ ts pepper
  • ⅛ ts oregano dried; can also use Mexican oregano
  • 2 Ghost peppers I used dried Ghost peppers that I rehydrated; you can also use 2 fresh Ghost chilis if you are fortunate enough to have them!
  • ¼ cup cilantro chopped (use leaves only)
  • lime juice a squeeze of lime juice from a slice of fresh lime

Instructions
 

  • If you are using dried Ghost peppers, rehydrate them for use by adding them to warm water for around 15 minutes. You can use spoons to hold the Ghost peppers under the water.
    2 dried Ghost chili peppers in water in a bowl with the chilies being held down under the water by spoons.
  • Meanwhile, prep your tomatoes, cilantro, red onion, and jalapeno. These can be roughly chopped and the garlic cloves can be left whole.
    A white plate containing chopped red onion, chopped tomatoes, chopped jalapeno, cilantro, garlic cloves, and a slice of key lime.
  • After 15 minutes when the peppers have softened, remove the Ghost peppers from the water and chop them up or cut them with scissors. It's highly recommended to wear gloves when handling them as they may irritate your skin.
    Sliced pieces of Ghost chilies in a bowl.
  • Add chopped red onion, chopped jalapeno, and garlic cloves to your food processor. Then add the cilantro and the dry seasonings (salt, pepper, oregano, and the chopped up Ghost Peppers.
    A food processor containing chopped red onion, chopped jalapeno and Ghost chilies, garlic cloves, and cilantro.
  • Now add the chopped tomato, followed by a generous squeeze of lime juice from a fresh lime.
    A food processor containing Ghost pepper salsa ingredients including chopped tomatoes. Someone is holding a slice of key lime over the food processor.
  • Pulse a few times to get the consistency that you want, but make sure that all of the ingredients are well combined.
    A food processor containing Ghost pepper salsa.
  • Enjoy with your favorite tortilla chips and have a glass of milk close by! LOL
    Ghost pepper salsa in a bowl surrounded by tortilla chips and dried Ghost chilies. There is someone holding a tortilla chip which had been dipped into the salsa.

Notes

It's highly recommended to wear gloves when handling them as they may irritate your skin.  And of course take care not to rub or wipe your eyes!
The nutritional information does not include info on the dried Ghost peppers or the lime juice.  Please refer to the brand of dried Ghost peppers you are using for information on this ingredient.
I recommend using 2 Ghost peppers. This will produce a very spicy salsa. If you want to try the Ghost peppers but aren't sure that you will tolerate that much spice, then you can vary the heat level by starting with 1 Ghost pepper and add additional if you want more spice.
Consider adding it as a topping or use as an accompaniment to your tacos, burritos, or quesadillas. Try stirring it into some Mexican borracho beans as well, to kick your beans up a notch!
Also whip up some small batches of this hottest sauce for your spicy food loving friends to give as gifts, they will love it!

Nutrition

Calories: 48kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 2gFat: 0.4gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gSodium: 301mgPotassium: 417mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 1458IUVitamin C: 39mgCalcium: 37mgIron: 1mg
Keyword ghost pepper, salsa, spicy foods
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