Name: Salsa Verde (Green Salsa) Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1¼ lbs tomatillos; 1 Jalapeno; ⅔ cup yellow onion; ¼ cup cilantro; 1 garlic clove; ½ tsp salt; ½-1 tsp sugar; 1 tbsp fresh lime juice; 3 tbsp water

Salsa Verde (Green Salsa) Recipe

How To Make Salsa Verde (Green Salsa) Recipe

A perfect topping to your Mexican staples. This salsa verde recipe has a balance of sweetness from sugar and spiciness from tomatillos and jalapeno.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 10 minutes

Total: 20 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1¼lbstomatillos,husked
1jalapeno,stem removed before or after roasting
⅔cupyellow onion,chopped, rinsed under water to remove harsh bite
¼cupcilantro,chopped
1garlic clove,minced
½tspsalt,or to taste
½-1tspsugar,to taste
1tbspfresh lime juice
3tbspwater,then more as desired

Instructions

Move oven rack about 4-inch below broiler element, preheat broiler to high heat.
Place tomatillos and jalapeno on a baking sheet then place in oven and roast for about 4 to 5 minutes until charred on top.
Rotate veggies to opposite side and roast until charred on opposite side for about 3 to 5 minutes longer.
Slice pepper then add it to a food processor along with onion, cilantro, garlic, salt, sugar, lime juice, water, and tomatillos (and any juices on the pan).
Pulse several times to a coarse puree. Stir in more water to thin if desired. Chill through in the refrigerator in an airtight container.