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The Step You're Forgetting To Take When Making Salsa That's Costing You Big Time By Jonathan Kesh Sept. 22, 2025 6:00 am EST

If you've dealt with enough salsa red flags when dining at Mexican restaurants , you know there's never a bad time to start making your own. There are lots of little tricks to pull extra flavor out of your concoction of tomatoes, chiles, and lime juice; which you'll probably be seasoning with cumin or black pepper. Just keep in mind that you don't always need spice to make your salsa sing . For example, you should always be letting your homemade salsa rest, even (especially) if you're still planning to add seasoning.

For salsa help, we spoke to David Montelongo Merlo, the chef de cuisine at Ceiba , a contemporary Mexican restaurant at Co

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