My husband loves homemade salsa. On Valentines Day, I decided to make this salsa for our movie. As usual, we didn't eat enough at dinner and had to have a snack. I can't say it went that well with the red wine we drank but no one seemed to mind.
First thing you do is preheat your oven to broil. Gather these ingredients:
8 to 10 tomatillos, husks peeled and cut in half
3 jalapenos, seeded, cored and cut in half
3 cloves garlic
1 TBS olive oil
Lay the tomatillos (cut side down), jalapenos and garlic on a baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil. Broil in oven for 8 to 12 minutes or until tomatillos start to char. Remove garlic and jalapenos earlier if they get too dark.
Let cool and put all the vegetables in a food processor. Add:
a handful of cilantro
1 TBS sugar
1 teaspoon ground cumin
salt and pepper to taste
1 teaspoon ground cumin
salt and pepper to taste
Process ingredients until smooth. Chill if desired. It is good warm or cold.
This salsa is so good and tastes so fresh. We had tortilla chips with it would be a great topping on beef, chicken or fish. It is so easy to make.
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The Blonde Duck says
Salsa goes with everything!
Amy says
I LOVE salsa!! All salsas, especially roasted salsas:) This looks GREAT!
HoneyB says
Homemade is always the best when it comes to salsa.
ttfn300 says
never tried to make this one yet, but it is lovely 🙂
Pam says
How funny... I just made chile verde for the first time recently. I loved trying the tomatillos. Great salsa - it looks tasty.
Paula says
Oh, you've done it now! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE tomatillo salsa. This looks and sounds great! I was surprised to see sugar in the ingredients! Love that you roasted these; gosh, I bet your kitchen smelled heavenly. YUM!
Tanya says
I love salsa. I put it on a lot of my food! Yum.
Jennifer says
I am so glad you reminded me of these little guys-it has been a year since I have esperimented with them. And I love making salasa---maybe tonight I will make a chutney type deal with these and some chicken. hum.
Allie says
I've never made home made tomatillo salsa, but I know for sure my hubby would love this! Thanks for sharing!!
Janine says
I love this salsa. Thanks for the recipe. Now I'm thinking of tomatillos for my garden this year:)
kat says
In the summer our CSA gives us kits to make this, its so good!
Debbie says
That looks so good...homemade is the best!
Culinarywannabe says
I would cover almost anything in this salsa! Looks delicious!
Married to a Mexican says
Great post!
Maria says
I am a sucker for salsa! I am loving your tomatillo version!
John and Lisa Howard-Fusco says
That looks very good. I really do like salsas that use tomatillos. Yum! - John
Donna-FFW says
his looks wonderful. Did you make up the recipe by yourself. I so have to try this.
That Girl says
I LOVE tomatillos, but they make me cough like crazy when I roast them.
Emily says
Mmm, salsa and red wine. That's my kind of night!
Bridgett says
I just love the color. I need to give this one a try instead of the usual old salsa!
Robin Sue says
What a neat recipe Lisa- I have never cooked with tomatillos before. That is the nice thing about blogging, I get introduced to so many new recipes and foods. Thanks!
Katherine Aucoin says
Homemade salsa with tomatillo's - what a winner!
Amanda says
Oh I love tomatillo salsa, thank you for this!
Melissa says
Homemade salsa is the best and its the perfect snack along with some tortilla chips. This sounds great!
Mrs. L says
I love tomatillo salsa but have yet to ever make my own. This looks great, I'll have to try it.
Cathy says
This looks SO good! I always like the "green salsa" best when we go to our favorite Tex Mex place, and I am sure that your homemade version is even better. I've never really cooked with tomatillos, but you've motivated me to get started!
Tara says
WHAT a great looking site! I love how you have it setup and the colors - very nice. You're a girl after my own heart with this tomatillo salsa - I LOVE tomatillos!
Sharon says
I just had homemade tomatillo salsa for the first time recently and it's so delicious! I'm glad to have a recipe now.
Laurie says
Lisa, I'm so glad you had such a wonderful Valentine's Day with your handsome hubby.
The salsa looks great and so simple! I noticed tomatillos in the grocery store on my last visit, but wasn't sure what to do with them. Now I know!
Aggie says
I have to make this, I love tomatillo salsa...I don't think I've ever made it homemade!!! Yours looks great, wish I had some right now with my white wine! 😉
Culinary Cory says
This recipe looks super easy. I'm going to have to try it.
Kevin says
Roasted tomatillo salsa is one of my all time favorite foods!
Culinary Cory says
So it's been six months since you posted this recipe. I recently decided to dust if off and give it a try. It was UN...FREAKIN'...BELIEVABLE. I had write a blog post about it.