You are going to love how delicious this Easy Salsa Verde recipe is! Fresh tomatillos, jalapeno, onion and garlic are broiled until blistered and charred and then blended with freshly squeezed lime juice, cilantro and salt. Serve salsa verde with tortilla chips or use in your favorite recipe calling for green salsa.
Yes, yes I’ve made a grilled version of tomatillo Salsa before, but this, THIS is an easier version. If you can believe it. Like, throw veggies under the broiler until beautifully blistered and then dump everything into your food processor with fresh lime juice and cilantro. Pulse, pulse – salsa. That kind of easy.
Speaking of easy, so I have had this certain tex/mex recipe in the works (that I’ll be sharing in the next day or so) and it calls for Salsa Verde. You know me, I couldn’t just crack open a jar and it’s too chilly to grill. I wanted/needed a salsa verde recipe to be easy enough that it wouldn’t discourage a homecook (or myself in the future) from making it at home on a random Tuesday night.
Taking a few notes from this recipe, I figured why not try it with tomatillos? They’re basically sort of like tomatoes. The end result? OMG so good! Now it’s been a minute since I’ve had tomatillo salsa, but this recipe is fresh and slightly sweet and a smidgen spicy. Just how I like my salsa.
Here, I’ll show you.
To make this easy salsa verde, you will first have to roast the vegetables. To do this you’ll need 1-1/4 pounds of tomatillos, 1 large onion, 1 jalapeño 3 cloves of garlic.
Peel the outer husk of the tomatillos and wash them under warm water. They have a sticky residue you’ll want to wash off. Then cut the tomatillos and jalapeño in halve and slice the onion into 1/2-inch slices.
Arrange them on to a large rimmed metal sheet pan and slide them under your preheated broiler, set to high for about 8 to 10 minutes. Rotate the pan halfway to ensure even blistering and charring.
Once the vegetables have had a chance to cool, transfer the blistered tomatillos and onions into your food processor [fitted with the blade attachment].
Once cool enough to handle, remove skin from the garlic, and also the stem from the jalapeño and use a spoon to scrape out the jalapeño seeds.
Squeeze in the juice of a lime, throw in a handful of fresh cilantro and a teaspoon of kosher salt. Pulse until the salsa reaches a desired consistency. Serve immediately or refrigerate this easy salsa verde recipe for up to 1 week.
Stay tuned for a delicious recipe featuring the easy salsa verde. In the meantime, here are a few other salsa recipes, both red and another green version you may like!
- Homemade Salsa
- Roasted Chipotle Salsa
- Avocado Corn Salsa
- Hand Chopped Grilled Tomatillo Salsa
Enjoy! And if you give this Easy Salsa Verde Recipe recipe a try, let me know! Snap a photo and tag me on twitter or instagram!
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Easy Salsa Verde Recipe (Tomatillo Salsa)
Tomatillos, jalapeno, onion and garlic are broiled until charred and then blended with lime juice, cilantro and salt. Serve salsa verde or tomatillo salsa with chips or use in your favorite recipe calling for green salsa.
Yield: 3 cups
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 8 to 10 minutes
Total Time: about 15 to 20 minutes
Ingredients:
1-1/4 pound tomatillos
1 large white onion
1 jalapeno pepper
3 large cloves fresh garlic (peel left on)
1/2 cup cilantro
juice of 1 lime
3/4 to 1 teaspoon kosher salt, more or less to taste
Directions:
Move your oven rack to the highest position in your oven and then preheat your broiler on high.
Remove the outer husk and stems from the tomatillos and wash tomatillos under water.
Cut the tomatillos and jalapeño in half horizontally. Remove the skin of the onion and slice into 1/2-thick slices.
Place the halved tomatillos and jalapeño (skin side up) onto a rimmed metal sheet pan and arrange the onion slices and the garlic (with the peel still on) onto the pan as well.
Slide the pan under the broiler for 8 to 10 minutes or until the skin is blistered and charred. Rotate the pan halfway to ensure even charing.
Allow the vegetables to cool before safely handling (about 5 minutes). Once cool, remove the stem and skin from jalapeño and scrape the seeds and ribs out with a spoon. For a spicier salsa, leave seeds and ribs intact.
Peel the outer skin from the garlic.
Toss the tomatillos, onion, jalapeño, peeled garlic, cilantro, lime juice and kosher salt into your food processor that is fitted with a blade attachment. Process until it reaches a desired consistency.
Serve immediately or refrigerate for up to 1 week.
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