Anyone who has shopped for salsa in the grocery store knows how overwhelming the options can be.
Aside from the base ingredients, salsas vary in spice level and texture.
No matter your preference, there is a salsa for you at the grocery store.
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To find the best-tasting salsa, I sampled six dips from the most popular and easy-to-find brands.
Find the perfect salsa for your needs below.
Here’s how these six grocery store jarred salsas stacked up, ranked in descending order.
Lizzy Briskin, Eat This, Not That!
Rather than having a cohesive texture, the components of the salsa are easily distinguished from one another.
This is a very loose, thin, and watery dip that doesn’t stick well to a chip.
Compared to the other products I tested, it’s bland.
Lizzy Briskin, Eat This, Not That!
It does, however, taste more like a fresh pico de gallo than a savory jarred salsa.
It’s fully organic and flavored with onion, jalapenos, garlic powder, and cayenne.
The look:This salsa is finely pureed until it’s nearly smooth.
Lizzy Briskin, Eat This, Not That!
It’s good for dipping, though, and leaves a thin, uniform coating on a tortilla chip.
The taste:This salsa tasted the sweetest of the bunch.
I prefer my salsas savory and umami-rich, so this was not my favorite.
Lizzy Briskin, Eat This, Not That!
In addition to fire-roasted tomatillos, this dip is made with tomatoes, onions, and serrano peppers.
This salsa also has a noticeably shorter ingredient list than most of the jars I sampled.
The look:This salsa has more texture to it than many pureed options.
Lizzy Briskin, Eat This, Not That!
The taste:This salsa has a deep concentrated tomato flavor.
You also get a nice herby finish from cilantro.
The look:This salsa is for chunk lovers.
Lizzy Briskin, Eat This, Not That!
It has a rustier red color than some of the other salsas I sampled.
The look:This salsa has a bold red color and a texture that’s both loose and chunky.
you’re free to also see (and smell) the fresh garlic throughout the mixture.
The taste:This salsa is perfectly spiced and seasoned.
It’s not overly salty and certainly not sweet.
This is a crowd-pleasing salsa made for all taste buds.
