If you're stuck and you can't get to the grocery store but you're looking for a salsa-like sauce, you can use sofrito as a mild salsa substitute if it's fresh and uncooked. For example ...

Most supermarkets sell fresh ready-made salsa as well as mild or hot salsa in jars ... or use it as a sauce or for topping pasta or pizza. Fruit salsas made with mango or pineapple go well ...