Ghost Pepper Salsa Recipe

If you are a salsa connoisseur, then you have to try this amazing Ghost Pepper Salsa Recipe. You can use any of our ghost peppers for this recipe, this salsa recipe would even be fun to make with several different colors of Ghost Peppers so that you can taste the subtle differences between each one. See our other colors that we carry in our Ghost Pepper Seeds collection. For example, the  Chocolate Bhut Jolokia Ghost Pepper is just as evil as Red Bhut Jolokia Ghost Pepper, but it is sweeter – which you can really taste in this ghost pepper salsa!

3-4 Large Fresh Tomatoes
(use any fresh Heirloom Tomatoes)
~or~ 
1 Large (28oz) can Organic Whole Tomatoes 
or 2 cups of Fresh Tomatoes
(if using fresh tomatoes, you could flash boil and peel if desired,
and/or chop them up finely and could cook them down to thicken)

1-2+ Ghost Peppers* (to taste)

1/2 Cup - Fresh Cilantro leaves (use as much as you'd like)

1/2 Onion (chopped, soak in cold water 20+ minutes to sweeten)
2-3 Garlic Cloves
Fresh Lime Juice (1 lime)
1 Teaspoon of Sugar
1 Teaspoon of Cumin & Chile Powder to your taste
Salt & Pepper

Put the Ghost Peppers and everything else into the food processor except for the chopped onions. Blend well. After the salsa is well-blended, add the onions and blend for just a second so the onions stay chunky. Store in a glass container and refrigerate the salsa for an hour+ for flavors to develop. 


* All Hot Peppers Work in this Recipe! All peppers are delicious in this salsa recipe. So whether you are growing Ghost Peppers or super hot pepper seeds like the Carolina Reaper, you can experiment with different peppers in this salsa to really bring out the flavors of each individual pepper. Add more peppers if you want it super hot, or less if you like your salsa more tame.

Enjoy this spicy Ghost Pepper salsa with chips or on homemade tacos!

The Best Ghost Pepper Seeds:

If you love Ghost Peppers, grow all the different colors of Ghost Pepper seeds.  We have Bhut Jolokia Chocolate Ghost Peppers, Bhut Jolokia Peach Ghost Peppers, red Tombstone Ghost Pepper Seeds, the classic Red Bhut Jolokia Ghost Pepper, and White Ghost Pepper seeds.

All of our seeds have great germination rates, so you will get a sprout out of nearly every seed. The trick is to keep the seeds warm, between 80-90˚ F, which will give you the quickest and most successful seed germination.

Learn more about how to grow peppers »