My son saw tomatillos in the store and wanted to know what they were. He also wanted to buy a “hot” pepper. Salsa verde popped into my head so we bought the other ingredients to make a tomatillo salsa verde.
This recipe was originally posted under Simple Super Bowl Sunday Supper as Nachos with Roasted Tomatillo Salsa Verde. http://edibletapestry.wordpress.com/2011/01/31/simple-super-bowl-sunday-supper/
Ingredients:
4 tomatillos, quartered roasted at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
1 T extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 jalapenos, seeds and ribs removed
1 tsp. lime juice
2 cloves garlic
2 tsp. fresh cilantro or 1 T dried
Method:
Heat oven to 350 degrees.
Roast tomatillos for 15 minutes. Cool.
In a food processor, combine all ingredients and puree.