When fresh tomatillos are in season at the farmers market, my favorite way to enjoy them is to make a homemade salsa verde. If you have a food processor or blender, the process couldn’t be more simple. I like to start by roasting all of the produce to make it even more flavorful than the more traditional version.
Ingredients:
1 pint tomatillos, pealed and rinsed
2 scallions, roots trimmed
3 cloves garlic, peeled
1 Serrano or jalapeño chili, with stems removed (remove seeds for mild spiciness and keep the seeds in to make it spicy)
1 tsp olive oil
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/2 cup water
How I make It:
-Preheat oven to 450
-Cut any large tomatillos in half horizontally; keep small tomatillos whole.
-Coat tomatillos in olive oil and place on a greased (or foil lined) cookie sheet.
-Roast 20-25 minutes until soft and browned.
-Transfer the roasted produce to a blender or food processor.
-Pour 1/2 cup water over the cookie sheet and deglaze as much of the flavorful brown bits off of it as possible and pour into blender or food processor with the roasted produce.
-Add salt.
-Allow the mixture to cool for at least 10 minutes before blending until smooth.
-Adjust and add more salt as needed and thin with additional water if desired.
Generally I like to make my salsa verde on the thicker side so that it clings to the tortilla chip well, but I still find that I often need to add a tablespoon or so of water to it after it has been refrigerated. I also start with the relatively small amount of salt from the recipe and wait to taste it with whatever I’m serving and adjust the salt if needed. I love to make it spicy and then pair it with a sweet salsa so that everyone can alternate dipping between spicy and sweet salsas! My favorite sweet salsa for this is my Summer Peach Salsa that will pair with the salsa verde to make a “Duo of Salsas” that will be a major hit for a weekend or holiday get-together!
Happy Eating!
This recipe is part of a collaboration with Downingtown Farmers Market. I sourced all of the ingredients used in this recipe from the following vendors:
