Roasted Tomatillo Salsa Verde
- PREP 10min
- COOK 15min
- TOTAL 25min
Salsa verde is one of our favorite salsas. It brightens just about everything you dip into it or serve it with. Using an oven broiler makes quick work of the roasting. It will take about 15 minutes. Once roasted, it is very easy to remove the skins from the peppers as well as most of the seeds. You could leave them in, just keep in mind the salsa will be much spicier.
You Will Need
1 pound tomatillos, husked and rinsed (6 medium tomatillos)
1 jalapeño pepper
1 serrano pepper
2 unpeeled garlic cloves
1/2 cup chicken or vegetable stock, see our veggie broth or our chicken stock recipe
1/4 medium onion, chopped
1/3 cup loosely packed cilantro leaves and tender stems
1 tablespoon lime juice, or more to taste
1/2 teaspoon salt, or more to taste
Directions
Heat the broiler with a rack about 4 inches below the heat source. Place the tomatillos, jalapeño, serrano pepper, and garlic into a baking dish. Broil, turning occasionally, until they’re blackened in spots, 10 to 12 minutes.
Remove the baking dish and add chicken stock then use a wooden spoon to scrape any bits stuck to the bottom. Let tomatillos, peppers, and garlic cool.
When they are cool enough to handle, peel most of the skins from the peppers and remove seeds. For a spicier salsa, leave in some or all of the seeds. Remove the softened garlic from peel.
Add roasted tomatillos, peppers, garlic flesh, onion, cilantro, lime juice, and the salt to a food processor. Pour about half of the liquid from the baking dish then pulse 3 to 4 times or until the salsa is mostly smooth and no big chunks of tomatillo remain, scraping down the sides as necessary. Adjust with more liquid, lime juice, or salt based on consistency and taste.
Adam and Joanne's Tips
- Since this recipe uses the broil function of the oven, we recommend using a high-heat baking dish or rimmed sheet pan.
- If you cannot find serrano peppers, substitute with jalapeño.
- The salsa will keep well covered in the fridge for about 1 week.
- Nutrition Facts: The nutrition facts provided below are estimates. We have used the USDA database to calculate approximate values.
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