🌶️ What is it?
A cold, smooth tomato salsa sauce inspired by Mexican cuisine – ideal as a dip for tortilla crisps and nachos, but also perfect with tacos, burritos, quesadillas or grilled dishes. This salsa isn’t emulsified like a cheese dip; it’s a light, spiced tomato sauce ready to serve straight away.
🍅 Taste and experience
✔️ Flavour: mild, slightly tangy and spicy, with a distinct flavour of tomatoes, peppers and onions – not overly hot, but with pleasant, moderately spicy notes.
✔️ Texture: smooth to slightly chunky depending on the vegetable pieces, coating crisps or other accompaniments well.
✔️ Experience: open the jar and the dip is ready to use – no heating or cooking required, ideal for social gatherings or as an accompaniment to Mexican dishes.
🧾 Ingredients and allergens
Main ingredients: chopped tomatoes 32 %, drinking water, onions 16 %, tomato purée 11 %, bell peppers 7 %, table salt, vinegar, sugar, modified starch, spice mix (paprika, caraway, pepper, chilli, coriander, cayenne pepper), dextrose, tomato powder, onion and garlic powder, colouring (E160c), rapeseed oil, acidity regulator (citric acid).
Allergens: the manufacturer does not specifically list allergenic ingredients such as gluten or milk in this dip; however, always check the current information on the packaging, as the recipe may vary.
📊 Nutritional information (per 100 g)
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Energy: ~129 kJ / 31 kcal
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Fat: < 0.5 g
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– of which saturated: < 0.1 g
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Carbohydrates: ~5.3 g (sugars ~4.4 g)
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Protein: ~1.4 g
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Salt: ~1.9 g
(These figures are approximate, based on similar Antica Cantina Salsa mildly spicy 300 g products — the recipes for the ‘mild’ salsa are very similar.)
🍽️ Uses
✔️ Dip for crisps and nachos – ideal with tortilla crisps or corn crisps.
✔️ Accompaniment to Mexican dishes – tacos, burritos, quesadillas or fajitas take on a spicy, tomato-based dimension.
✔️ A sauce for meat or vegetables – brilliant as a lighter salsa to accompany barbecued dishes or vegetable platters.
🧊 Storage
Once opened, keep in the fridge and use up within a few days for the best flavour.
💡 Tip: Serve with fresh lime juice, coriander and chopped onion for an authentic Tex-Mex flavour!