Homemade Salsa and Star Chips
This homemade salsa and star chips combine chunky and fresh salsa, with star chips that have a crispy, salty, and toasty corn flavor, making them the perfect appetizer.
Servings: 6
Calories: 369kcal
Ingredients
Star Chips
- 30 4-6 inch white corn tortillas
- 3 Tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 Tablespoon salt
Salsa
- 1 14-ounce can diced tomatoes
- 6 Roma tomatoes, diced
- 1 4-ounce can green chilis, drained
- ½ cup diced red onion
- ½ cup diced sweet onion
- ¼ cup chopped cilantro
- 1 Tablespoon lime juice
- 2 teaspoons minced roasted garlic
- ½ tesapoon ground cumin
- ¼ teaspoon granulated sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
Star Chips
- Preheat your oven to 350°F and line a 9x13 baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Brush each tortilla with oil on both sides. Using a 2-inch star cookie cutter, cut out three stars or more per tortilla. Place them aside to prepare for baking.
- Arrange the stars on your baking sheet. They can be close together but not touching, so they don’t stick together. You may need to bake them in multiple batches.
- Sprinkle with a pinch of salt and bake for 10 minutes or until they start to turn golden.
- Remove them from the oven and set them on a cooling rack to cool and crisp up.
Salsa
- Into a food processor, add the diced tomatoes, Roma tomatoes, red onion, sweet onion, cilantro, lime juice, minced roasted garlic, cumin, sugar, and salt. Pulse on high until the salsa is your desired consistency. For a chunky salsa, this will take about 1 minute; for a smoother salsa, it will take about 3 minutes.
- Chill until ready to serve. (The longer it chills, the better the flavors meld.) Serve with star chips and blue chips (optional).
Notes
The key to star chips is to make sure your tortillas are well-oiled so they become crispy. Watch them closely in the last few minutes of baking so they don't burn!
I recommend making your salsa fresh on the day you plan to serve it for the best flavor and texture. If you do need to make it ahead, you can store it covered in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 369kcal | Carbohydrates: 64g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.05g | Sodium: 1324mg | Potassium: 440mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 567IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 122mg | Iron: 2mg