It’s harvest time in my tomatillo garden. We have piles of the beautiful green fruit with the papery skin. Our favorite thing to make with them is salsa. The recipe is incredibly easy and when I make it fresh for friends they say that it is the best salsa they ever had.
My Tomatillo Salsa recipe:
3 pounds of fresh ripe tomatillos peeled and rinsed
1 teaspoon +1 tablespoon kosher salt
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 small or ½ large onion
2 cloves garlic
1 handful cilantro
Spread the tomatillos on a cookie sheet with sides, or a shallow baking pan. Pour olive oil and teaspoon of salt over tomatillos and use your hands to toss, coating the tomatillos.
Roast at 350 degrees until the tops are brown—about 25 minutes.
Take them out of the oven and let cool.
In a blender or food processor, pour tomatillos along with their juice, onion, cilantro and salt. Blend until you get your desired texture.
I like it a little chunky.
Eat.
You can also roast a jalapeno or your favorite type of hot pepper and throw that in if you like it spicy. If I make it spicy, my kids wont eat it.
Love it! I'm a big fan of tomatillos. I haven't ever roasted the tomatillos but I'm thinking it would be delish!
Posted by: Kalyn | October 09, 2009 at 05:56 AM
Kalyn,
If you roast the tomatillos, I promise that you will love it. It is especially good if you don't let the tomatillos cool completely and serve the salsa warm with chips. yum.
Posted by: chigiy | October 09, 2009 at 07:08 AM
I made it and it's wonderful! Really different than most of the salsas we get around here, and certainly something new for me to make. Thanks!
Aiyana
Posted by: Aiyana | October 20, 2009 at 01:30 AM