Salsa literally means "sauce". A salsa refers to a large variety of Hispanic condiments that vary from smooth to chunky. A salsa may be a simple as two or three ingredients and some are more complex. Common salsas include roasted tomato, tomatillo, various chile based salsa and fruit salsas. See recipes for a good variety of traditional and new salsas.
If you don't have salsa you have several substitution options:
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