Salsa criolla (Creole salsa) is a type of sauce or relish found in Latin American cuisine, composed of finely chopped sliced onions, vinegar, tomatoes, garlic, chili peppers, bell peppers, olive oil, salt, pepper and fresh herbs like parsley or cilantro.[1] Salsa criolla is often associated with Peruvian cuisine, but also found in Cuban, Puerto Rican,[2] Nicaraguan, Uruguayan, and Argentinian cuisine.[3]

Peruvian salsa criolla

In Peru, salsa criolla is a cold sauce typically used to accompany meat. The base composition is onion, red bell pepper and tomato, lime juice or vinegar and oil. Other ingredients can be cilantro, green bell pepper, parsley, garlic, etc.

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  1. ^ Casalins, Eduardo. El libro del asado argentino. Ediciones LEA. ISBN 9876347195. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. ^ Villegas, José Luis Díaz de (2004). Puerto Rico: la gran cocina del Caribe. La Editorial, UPR. p. 36. ISBN 9780847704149. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  3. ^ Salgado, Hector (2005). Cocina Argentina. Ediciones Granica S.A. ISBN 9789568077242. Retrieved 3 February 2020.