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This salsa recipe is so easy & good you might never buy store-bought again. Using fresh ingredients, you’ll have restaurant-style salsa made right in your slow cooker or Instant Pot.

SLOW COOKER/INSTANT POT SALSA - pin image

Updated 2019 with Instant Pot instructions

I make slow cooker salsa recipe all the time but it’s been a hard recipe for me to get to the blog. “A couple of tomatoes, little bit of salt, some cilantro, little bit of pepper” you get where I’m going here right? It’s one of those recipes I usually don’t use measurements for.  After you make it once or twice, you probably won’t use any measurements either.

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bowls of tomatoes, bell pepper, onion, and cilantro

fresh ingredients

This is a true slow cooker recipe in the sense that you throw everything, stir, and let it cook. Since it’s all going to be blended down, you don’t even need to chop the vegetables if you don’t have time.

raw salsa ingredients in the slow cooker before being mixed

slow cooker (before)

unmixed fresh salsa ingredients in the instant pot

electric pressure cooker (Instant Pot)

What Type Of Tomatoes To Use

I have made this salsa using almost every different type of tomato and I can honestly it’s all up your personal preference. If you have a preferred tomato you like to use, use it. I tend to use roma tomatoes for my salsa because they’re usually on sale.

cooked salsa ingredients in the instant pot

after (electric pressure cooker)

Tailor This Salsa To Your Liking

How do you like your salsa? Spicy or mild? Chunky or restaurant-style? This is an easy recipe to tweak to your liking. As-is, this salsa recipe is fairly mild. If you want to add more heat, you can add some sliced jalapeño with the seeds in. Personally, I like mine medium – not too chunky, not too watery. When the salsa is done cooking, let it cool and then blend it down to your desired consistency. To blend this down, you can use a blender, food processor, etc. I like to use a handheld immersion blender directly in the slow cooker or electric pressure cooker (Instant Pot). Like chunky salsa? Mash it with a fork rather than using a blender.

cooked. blended salsa in the electric pressure cooker

Other condiments recipes 

BBQ Sauce

Ghee

Coconut-Curry Sauce

Salsa Verde

I use a 3.5 quart slow cooker  or a 6-quart Instant Pot (the only size I have).

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This salsa recipe is so easy & good you might never buy store-bought again. Using fresh ingredients, you'll have restaurant-style salsa made right in your slow cooker or Instant Pot.

Slow Cooker Salsa

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  • Total Time: 2 hours 10 mins
  • Yield: 4 cups 1x

Ingredients

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  • 2 pounds tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1 bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 tbsp white vinegar
  • 1 tsp salt (or more)
  • 1/2 tsp cumin
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1/4 cup fresh cilantro

Instructions

Slow Cooker

  1. Add all ingredients to the slow cooker. Stir to mix well.
  2. Cook HIGH 1-2 hours or LOW 2-4.
  3. Let salsa cool. Once cooled, blend to desired consistency.

Electric Pressure Cooker (Instant Pot)

  1. Add all the ingredients to the pressure cooker. Stir to mix well.
  2. Close lid and seal valve. Set high pressure and cook 15 minutes. Quick release pressure.
  3. Let salsa cool. Once cooled, blend to desired consistency.

Notes

You do NOT need to add a cup of liquid to the electric pressure cooker

  • Author: Shannon Epstein
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 2 hours

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: cups
  • Calories: 64
  • Sugar: 8.1 g
  • Fat: 0.6 g
  • Saturated Fat: 0.1 g
  • Carbohydrates: 13.6 g
  • Fiber: 3.8 g
  • Protein: 2.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 0 mg

 

This salsa recipe is so easy & good you might never buy store-bought again. Using fresh ingredients, you'll have restaurant-style salsa made right in your slow cooker or Instant Pot.

 

This salsa recipe is so easy & good you might never buy store-bought again. Using fresh ingredients, you'll have restaurant-style salsa made right in your slow cooker or Instant Pot.

 

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Coppertopper

Wednesday 25th of July 2018

I never thought of doing salsa in a slow cooker lol - thank you for this! I’ve always either grilled or put my ingredients on frying pan, then into blender - but this works perfectly and so fast/hands off. I too substitute juice of limes for vinegar, but have saved a couple of your recipes now so thanks again!

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Sunday 29th of July 2018

You're very welcome! I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed the recipe and found a new way to make salsa. I hope you enjoy some more of my recipes!

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Capol

Wednesday 14th of February 2018

This recipe is great! I altered it a bit by using lime juice instead of vinegar and adding in 5 different types of hot peppers, a couple of baby carrots and the tiniest dash of cinnamon that I could and it tasted amazing. It wasn't too spicy (for me at least, but I've been eaten ghost peppers for years) and the cinnamon flavor just barely came through enough to be noticeable but not overpower the other spices.