215 salsa sauce recipes

To me, fish tacos are the best during summer. There is no real reason behind this, besides that I just think they taste better, and after a winter full of heavy soups and stews, there is nothing like a light and fresh tasting fish taco.

Saltsa aspri is Greek white sauce (béchamel) in three thicknesses for moussaka, pastitsio, soups, and soufflés. Butter, flour, warm milk, and nutmeg build the classic Mediterranean base.

Fire-roasted peppers, tomatillos, and jalapeños blended into a chunky salsa loaded with diced shrimp and creamy avocado. Grab the chips and go.

Santa Maria salsa is the no-cook California barbecue staple: chopped canned tomatoes, celery, onion, and green pepper sharpened with horseradish, vinegar, and Worcestershire. Pour, chill, serve.

Grilled oysters on the half shell drenched in a rich curry cream sauce made with homemade fish fumet, topped with a tropical red banana salsa spiked with serrano chiles, tamarind, and fresh mint. A showstopper.

So yummy, store-bought seven-layer dip can never beat freshly homemade version, no doubt.

El Paso chicken rolls pounded breasts around a cream cheese and salsa filling, then bakes them seam-side down over rice in enchilada sauce. A Tex-Mex one-dish dinner with a creamy surprise inside.

One-skillet beans and rice with black beans, corn, red pepper, and salsa in tomato sauce. Low-fat vegetarian dinner ready in 30 minutes using instant rice.

Cream cheese and Spam whipped with salsa, Worcestershire, and cayenne, then loaded with crunchy bell pepper, celery, and cilantro. A retro party dip that always gets finished.

Texas-style beef fajitas with skirt steak marinated overnight in red wine and Worcestershire sauce, grilled hot and sliced thin. Served in warm flour tortillas with salsa.

One-skillet turkey mac with ground turkey, elbow macaroni, tomato sauce, and chunky salsa that all cook together in 30 minutes. Low-fat, high-protein, and the pasta cooks right in the sauce.

Spicy black beans and brown rice simmered with salsa, cumin, garlic, and hot pepper sauce. Pantry-friendly vegan dinner that comes together in one skillet for under a dollar a serving.

Light Southwestern vegetable stew with zucchini, mushrooms, kalamata olives, salsa, and salsa verde simmered in vegetable broth. Vegan, quick, and full of bold flavor.

Ground beef taco rice bowl with salsa, tomato sauce, and bouillon simmered into a saucy topping over fluffy white rice. A cheap, filling 25-minute dinner that's endlessly customizable.

Mexican sandwiches with seasoned ground beef, longhorn cheese, olives, salsa, and tomato sauce stuffed into hollowed-out rolls and baked in foil until melty.

Vegan Mexican bake layered with corn tortillas, beans, rice, salsa, frozen corn, and vegetables. A flexible, no-fuss casserole you can throw together with whatever you have on hand.