Roasted Tomatillo Salsa

Submitted by EmilyStrikesAgain

"Serve with chips or as a great sauce for fish, chicken, or shrimp. From The Chicago Tribune"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 1 1/2 cups

ingredients

• 1 lb tomatillo, husks discarded
• 3 garlic cloves, unpeeled
• 2 large jalapeno peppers
• 1 yellow onion, quartered
• 1 lime, juice of
• 1⁄2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper

directions

1. Heat oven to 500°F
2. Place tomatillos, garlic, jalapenos and onion on an ungreased baking pan.
3. Cook, stirring once, until vegetables are charred,. about 15 minutes; set aside to cool.
4. Remove stems (but not seeds) from peppers; discard.
5. Peel garlic.
6. Transfer ingredients to a food processor; process until coarsely chopped.
7. Transfer to a medium bowl; stir in lime juice, cilantro, olive oil, sugar, salt and pepper until well-blended.
8. Salsa will keep, refrigerated, up to 4 days.

Reviews

[QOU4LIFE]

Very easy, very healthy and, most importantly, very tasty!

 

[CarolynneM]

I have made this salsa many times. It is so easy and a crowd favourite. I double the amount of jalapenos noted because I love the heat.

 

[Linajjac]

So yummy! I doubled the jalapeños. Can’t wait to have it with tacos!