Copycat Recipe: Chipotle’s Corn Salsa and Mild Salsa
The following is a post from Tiffany at Eat at Home:
We've been building Chipotle's Burrito Bowl from the rice up. So far we've covered Cilantro-Lime Rice, Vegetarian Black Beans and Adobo Marinated Chicken. Next time we're going to put it all together (with a few cooking tips to keep it easy), but first we've got some salsas to make!
Chipotle's Corn Salsa Ingredients
- 16 oz frozen corn, thawed and drained
- 1/4 cup red onion, diced
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeds removed and diced
- 1/3-1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
- 1/4 tsp. salt
Cooking Directions
Stir all the ingredients together. Scoop on chips or use to top tacos, burritos or in burrito bowls.
Chipotle's Mild Salsa Ingredients
- 5 Roma tomatoes, seeded and chopped
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 1/4 cup red onion, diced
- 1/4 tsp. salt
Cooking Directions
Stir all the ingredients together. Scoop with chips or use as a topping on any Mexican meal.
Restaurant Cost Comparison
Chipotle's Corn Salsa and Mild Salsa are both simple to fix and making them at home will save you a lot of money. In the restaurant, you can expect to pay 80 cents per serving. For 6 servings that's $4.80, just for salsa!
The cost for making them at home is about $1.50 or less for 6-8 servings. Both salsas ring up at around the same price. The cost savings by making it at home will be the difference of buying several bags of chips!
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PrintCopycat Recipe: Chipotle's Corn Salsa and Mild Salsa
Copycat Recipe: Chipotle's Corn Salsa and Mild Salsa
Ingredients
Chipotle's Corn Salsa Ingredients
- 16 oz frozen corn, thawed and drained
- 1/4 cup red onion, diced
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeds removed and diced
- 1/3–1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
- 1/4 tsp. salt
Chipotle's Mild Salsa Ingredients
- 5 Roma tomatoes, seeded and chopped
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 1/4 cup red onion, diced
- 1/4 tsp. salt
Instructions
- Stir all the ingredients together. Scoop on chips or use to top tacos, burritos or in burrito bowls.
- Stir all the ingredients together. Scoop with chips or use as a topping on any Mexican meal.
Bless your heart! You have made my day by sharing these recipes. We LOVE Chipotle at our house and I have been trying to come up with recipes to make something similar at home. This will help immensely! Thank you so much.
Thanks for the comment Patti! Tiffany is awesome at what she does. I hope your family enjoys them!
There is also cilantro in the mild salsa. :)
Made the above recepies and prepared whole wheat burritos. it was AMAZING!!! I also added some guacamole. Also used greek yogurt instead of sour cream. YUM, yum, yum!!!!!
Both recipes are missing ingredients…
I worked at Chipotle for over a year.
The Mild Salsa has diced tomatoes, diced red onions, cilantro, salt, and lemon/lime juice. It doesn’t have garlic.
The Corn salsa is missing the diced poblano peppers as well as the lemon/lime juice.
I wanted to say thanks for these recipes! I made them the other night (corn salsa, mild salsa, chicken, and black beans) and they were amazing! Even if they aren’t exactly the same as Chipotle, they sure taste close enough. And I didn’t even use all of the ingredients listed and they were still great! Thanks, again!
Hi!
Any ideas on how the make the green salsa they have at chipotle?
Chipotle’s Actual Mild Tomato Salsa and Guacamole Recipes:
Salsa
– 6 vine ripened tomatoes (diced)
– 1/2 red onion (finely chopped)
– 1/3 cup fresh cilantro (chopped)
– 2 jalapeños (finely chopped)
– 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
Sald and Pepper to taste
With a serrated knife, cut tomatoes into quarters and remove the seeds and pulp. Dice the tomatoes and add to a large mixing bowl.
Combine remaining ingredients with tomatoes.
Season salsa with salt and pepper. Tastes and adjust seasoning as necessary.
Allow salsa to marinate for 30 minutes before serving to let flavors combine (waiting a day is even better).
Guacamole
– 2 Haas avocados
– 2 tsp fresh lime juice
– 2 tbsp fresh cilantro (chopped)
– 1/4 cup red onion (finely chopped)
– 1/2 jalapeño (finely chopped)
– 1/4 tsp salt
In a medium bowl, place the scooped avocado pulp and lime juice, toss to coat.
Using a fork or potato masher, add salt and mash until smooth consistency is achieved.
Fold in all remaining ingredients.
Taste and adjust seasoning as necessary.
Source: Chipotle Mexican Grill Recipe Cards handed out at Farmers Market.