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Tomatillo Salsa
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Roasted Tomatillo Salsa

Course Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine Mexican
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 4 cups

Ingredients

  • 2 lb fresh tomatillos husks removed and rinsed
  • 4 jalapenos
  • 4-6 cloves garlic unpeeled
  • ½ bunch fresh cilantro leaves more or less to taste
  • 2 medium yellow onions or 1 large
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 1 tsp Kosher salt or more to taste
  • ½ tsp ground cumin
  • Olive oil sparingly for roasting

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 500 degrees F. Cover a baking sheet (or two) with foil for easy cleanup.
  • Rinse and dry tomatillos and jalapenos. For a mild salsa, cut jalapenos in half, removing seeds and membranes. For a medium salsa, do that for just two of the jalapenos, leaving the other two whole. For a hotter salsa, leave all jalapenos whole. Spread peppers and tomatillos on baking sheet(s).
  • Peel onion and cut into large chunks (4-6 pieces, depending on size). Add onions and unpeeled garlic to the baking sheet(s).
  • Drizzle with olive oil, enough to lightly and evenly coat the tomatillos, peppers and onions. Toss if needed.
  • Bake for 15-20 minutes until tomatillos, peppers and onions are a little bit charred. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
  • If you left any peppers whole, chop off the stem. Carefully squeeze the roasted garlic out of its skin.
  • Add all roasted vegetables to a blender, reserving anything that doesn’t fit and adding once it’s a bit blended. Be careful — sometimes warm liquids can expand when blended.
  • Once the vegetables are mostly blended, add cilantro, lime juice, salt and cumin. Continue to blend until your preferred consistency is reached (it should be mostly smooth). Taste and add more cilantro, salt or lime juice if needed.
  • Serve immediately or refrigerate in a sealed container for up to 5 days.

Notes

Adapted from: Gimme Some Oven