An Keto salsa recipe ready in 5 minutes, easy to freeze for later, and delicious to dip your favorite keto tortilla chips.
Plus, this easy salsa recipe is also sugar-free, nut-free, and gluten-free, so everyone can share it with you!
Is salsa keto?
While store-bought salsa is low in carbohydrates (around 6 grammes net carbs per 100 grammes), it contains chemicals that boost blood sugar levels and keep you out of ketosis, such as:
- Modified corn starch
- Added sugar – can be white sugar or honey, depending on brands.
- Lots of onion – usually 15% of the product, and surprisingly, yes, onions are a high-carb vegetable.
So, it’s safer to avoid these store-bought salsa jars and make your own. Plus, it takes only 5 minutes to make your own low-carb keto salsa recipe so let’s start!
What’s the Best Way To Prepare Keto Salsa?
You won’t believe how simple it is to create your own salsa. It’s easy to make, using only natural ingredients, and has just 2.2 grammes of net carbohydrates per serving!
It costs three times less than store-bought salsa, and this low-carb salsa recipe is prepared entirely of natural ingredients with no additives!
Ingredients
Only a few items are required to prepare this fresh salsa recipe at home:
- Roma tomatoes – I recommend choosing ripe Roma tomatoes for extra flavors.
- Can crushed tomatoes – make sure your can ingredient list doesn’t contain added sugar.
- Red onion – to keep the net carbs low, this recipe uses only a small amount of onion compared to regular salsa recipes. To boost onion flavor without adding carbs, you can add a pinch of onion powder into the salsa recipe.
- Jalapeno pepper
- Lime juice
- Cilantro
- Salt
- Erythritol or any keto sweetener of choice, or simply skip it if you don’t mind the sweetness in salsa sauce.
- Garlic cloves
- Paprika
- Cumin
- Oregano
- Salt
- Pepper
Storage
Store your keto salsa sauce in a glass mason jar in the fridge for up to 5 days or freeze for later. Thaw the frozen salsa in the fridge the day before using.
Serving ideas
This keto salsa recipe is delicious in any keto Mexican recipe, and delicious to spread on my keto stuffed avocado tacos or keto tortillas recipe. Then, top with ground beef, lettuce, cheddar.
Or simply serve this as a keto salsa dip with a drizzle of olive oil on top – try a garlic-infused olive oil for extra flavor!
Then, serve with crunchy keto vegetables like celery sticks, cucumber sticks to dip in. Or, even better, serve this salsa recipe with your favorite keto low carb chips.
I love Quest tortillas chips, as seen in the picture below. They are handy when I don’t have time to make my own keto nacho recipe.
Another great option is to dip crunchy pork rinds. They add fat to your daily macros, with zero carbs!
