Green salsa, or salsa verde, has always had a certain appeal to me. I'm not sure if it was originally the whole green thing and being different than your more typical red salsas. Then I got hooked on the taste. Since you're using tomatillos instead of the usual red tomatoes, you get a bit of the tart/tangy flavor as well. One other thing I noticed about tomatillo salsa verde - it's got fewer ingredients than most red salsas and it's usually served in a more "sauce-like" consistency. Now, as far as actually making the green salsa, you can cook the tomatillos just about any way you'd like. I opted for pan roasting because roasting brings all the flavors to the yard, and pan roasting instead of oven/broiler roasting since it's summer (or it was when I made this salsa!), and I didn't feel like roasting in my own juices. Grilling is another option for some nice additional flavor. Of course, boiling/steaming are also viable options. We ate most of this salsa verde with scrambled eggs or chips. You could also use it as more of a sauce on tacos, burritos, quesadillas, taquitos, or make some green eggs and ham!
What's your favorite way to eat salsa verde?
Tomatillo Salsa Verde
by CJ HuangPrep time:
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Yield: 6 servings
Materials:
| Mass | Weight | Volume | Number | Material | Notes |
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| 372 grams | 5 | tomatillos, halved | |||
| 1 | serrano pepper | I used a dried one. | |||
| 1 tablespoon | 3 cloves | garlic, minced | |||
| 2 tablespoons | lime juice | ||||
| 111 grams | 1 | onion, quartered | |||
| 1/4 cup | cilantro |
Methods:
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1. Gather all materials. |
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2. Pan roast tomatillos and onion by coating bottom of a skillet with a bit of oil. Sear one side of tomatillos, and then flip to brown other side. |
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3. Place all materials into blender, and puree until desired consistency reached. |
Shared with: Wonderful Wednesday, The Wednesday Showcase, Waste Less Wednesday, What's Cookin' Wednesday, Creative Ways, Foodie Friends, Throwback Thursday, Foodie FriDIY, Pinworthy Projects, Happiness is Homemade, What's For Dinner?, Nifty Thrifty Sunday, Sustainable Sunday, Turn It Up Tuesday
I'm a big fan of salsa verde too, this sounds so fresh and delicious! Thanks for joining us, wishing you and your family a very Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteWe really enjoyed it too. :) Thanks for stopping by!
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoy it! The tomatillos really have a different flavor than tomatoes. :)
ReplyDeleteI SO cant wait to try this out! Sounds so good! I tend to use my green salsa's in my white chicken chili but will love trying this out in the ways you have suggested! Thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI'd never thought to use it in a white chicken chili, but it sounds like a great idea! Hopefully now you also have some new ideas for ways to enjoy green salsa. :)
DeleteMmmmm - looks totally delicious!! Thanks for sharing on the What's for Dinner Link up!
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoy it! :)
DeleteThis salsa looks great. I've never made anything with tomatillos. Thanks for sharing on the Waste Less Wednesday Hop!
ReplyDeleteGive them a try and see what you think! I hadn't made anything with tomatillos until this recipe either. :)
DeleteYum! I need to try this... I've done guac but not salsa before. Thanks for linking up to #SustainableSundays
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoy! :)
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