Green Salsa with Tomatillo, Cilantro and Lime
This green salsa is a great dish to bring to all those summer parties. It is so good that you will probably start getting invited to even more parties! (Legal Disclaimer: Results may vary, promises made on this blog are non-binding.)
I have always been both scared of and attracted to tomatillos. They look like small green tomatoes with a papery skin around them. In the Safeway near us in Adams Morgan, they are also pretty cheap. This is a little surprising because they look so exotic. I had a bunch of cilantro to use up so I thought I would give green salsa a try.
I added some lime zest which gave it a lot of lime flavor. You can leave this out if you want something a little more subtle. I also left the Jalapeno seeds out. Leave them in if you want the salsa to have more kick.
Green Tomatillo Salsa
Ingredients:
3/4 lbs tomatillo, peeled, washed and halved (remove the stem area if it is large)
1/2 small onion, diced
1/3 cup of cilantro, stems removed, minced
1/2 lime, zested and juiced
2 jalapenos, halved, stem and seeds removed
1/4 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 clove of garlic, minced or pressed
Directions:
- Heat the broiler to high. Place the tomatillo and jalapeno halves skin side up on a foil-lined baking sheet. Broil for about 4 minutes or until the skins of some of the tomatillos and jalapenos have blistered and browned.
- Place everything in a blender and blend until smooth with only a few chunks remaining.
- Chill the salsa and enjoy!
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August 3rd, 2008 at 1:50 pm
Tomatillo salsa is really tasty!
August 3rd, 2008 at 4:20 pm
The tomatillo salsa is calling, “Hey, what you going to put me on?” I get excited just thinking about the possibilities.
August 4th, 2008 at 10:10 am
I’ve been growing these, and my plant has lots of flowers, but it has yet to bear fruit.
August 6th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
I like this recipe and cilantro is one of my favorite ingredients to use in salsa recipes;-) good stuff.
August 7th, 2008 at 7:51 am
Just discovered your blog. Beautiful photographs! And I like the name.
August 10th, 2008 at 3:42 am
Wow… this must be the dawn of the Tomatillo. A couple months ago I began buying La Costena green salsa only to learn later that it was actually the tomatillo that gave it, it’s wonderful flavor.
Then a couple of days ago, I, like you, decided to no longer be afraid and bought some fresh tomatillos. This is how I’ve been eating them.
After preparing some guacamole (1 whole avocado) with a clove of garlic, nice dash of salt, sprinkle of fresh ground pepper and a 1/4 cup of green salsa. Mix well
I spread it liberally atop a couple of warmed (microwave 10-15 sec each side) Perico tostada shells.
Get a small can of salmon, break it up into a bowl, squeeze a couple of limes juice on it. Mix well spread on top of tostadas.
THEN… take a couple of Wonderful, fresh TOMATILLOS, dice them, salt them, spread them liberally atop the tostadas and you’ve got yourself a healthy, tasty, filling meal.
Cheers to the Tomatillo!!!!!!!
KayLaLa Jahboyz3@aol.com
August 10th, 2008 at 10:39 pm
Hi Karla, you have emboldened my to try fresh(not broiled) tomatillo on things! Your dish sounds great.
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