Tomatillo Salsa is one of my all time favorites for this time of year when fresh tomatillos are in the markets and peppers are so bright and crisp. I love this version from Rick Bayless. Roasting the tomatillos works the same way as roasting any vegetable, it sweetens the flavor and changes the texture. If you love roasted vegetables, you’ll love this salsa.
Tomatillo Salsa
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 medium tomatillos, husked and rinsed
- 1 jalapeno
- 2 large garlic cloves, peeled
- 6 sprigs fresh cilantro, roughly chopped
- 1/4 small white onion, finely chopped
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Spray a sheet pan with cooking spray
- Place the tomatillos, jalapeno and garlic on it
- Broil for about 5 minutes or until blotchy and soft and then turn and roast the other side
- Let cool
- Scrape the whole thing into a blender along with the chopped cilantro and blend until smooth
- Add the minced onion and mix thorougly
- Add salt to taste
serve with chips and a beer
Fresh and spicy!
xxoo,
RMW
delicious! i’ve had the store bought version of this, but i have no doubt that homemade is much better. i can’t wait to try this!
What a great salsa recipe. I love tomatillos.
I need to try this…I’ve never used tomatillos before so it will be an adventure!
I’ve never cooked with tomatillas before but this looks sensational! I wonder if I can get them here?
Pleased you are having so much fun with the cookbooks! There are some super recipes in them.
Never have cooked with tomatillas either and they are so easy to find here. Must try this!
I JUST made this very recipe last week. Your roasting tomatillos look much better than mine. My photo is so bad it makes me hesitant to blog about it. Anyway, I can attest that this is a great salsa and it’s delicious on Rick’s chard tacos…trust me. 🙂
I didn’t realize tomatillas grew like weeds this time of year.
Lea Ann,
I can’t wait to see your version!
xxoo,
RMW
You’re half Texan with salsa like that!
I take that as a high compliment! I love the flavors of TX-Mex, cilantro, lime, a little heat (well, a lot of heat)….
xxoo,
RMW
Sounds delish!
Yes, very nice pictures, excellent, I would definitely like to live in that beautiful place. Greetings.
I envy you in a way, RMW. Except that I got tired out of living in the rural growing up. I rode a horse three miles to a country school for my first two years of high school.
That picture of the little barn at the end of the pavement makes coming home worth it doesn’t it? I believe it was built there to park vehicles so as to not be snowed in. Just trudge or snow shoe out there, get lizzy going and go to town.
It takes us 20 minutes to reach our grocery store. There is one either way we want to go, east or west. I can stand on my back porch but if and when I do I never would or do holler!!!
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