Looking to change things up a bit? This Roasted Tomatillo Salsa has just the right kind zest to liven up snack time or taco time. It’s quick to make and full of flavor.
If you’ve never used tomatillos before, you’ll find that they’re very easy to prepare. The papery husks just slip right off. It’s easier to start with the loose end and peel back. There is a little bit of a tacky, honey like substance on the skins, so you’ll want to rinse that off.
For this recipe you’ll simply roast the tomatillos whole under the broiler in your oven after you peel them and remove the stem. The pepper gets roasted too. You can use any type of chili pepper you want, depending on your heat preference. I’m using a jalapeno because it’s sort of the middle of the road in heat.
About 5 to 7 minutes will get the skins nice and browned. Give the tomatillos and jalapeno a turn to brown the other side for another 5 to 7 minutes.
Let these guys cool completely before you chop them up in the food processor
Once they’re cooled, add them to a food processor
You want a thick puree consistency. Add the juice from half a lemon and salt to taste after everything is chopped up.
You can serve the salsa right away with fresh tortilla chips. The salsa does improve after it sits a while in the fridge. But.. sometimes, you just wanna have your snack right away. So, go ahead. Dive in!
The Roasted Tomatillo Salsa is a really great dip for tortilla chips but it also goes very well on Mexican dishes as well. We enjoyed ours with some terrific beef tacos for dinner and it was perfect. It would go well with Carnitas, too. It has just the right amount of heat and consistency.
I hope you’ll give this one a try and let us know how we’re doing in the Happy Belly Foodie kitchen.
Make it a fabulous day and as always, keep it delicious!
Till next time ~ much love, Connie
Roasted Tomatillo Salsa
Ingredients
- 6-7 to matillos peeled and rinsed
- 1 jalapeno pepper destemmed
- 1 small onion diced
- 1/4 C fresh cilantro chopped and stems removed
- 1/2 lemon
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Place the tomatillos and jalapeno in an oven proof pan under the broiler in the oven on high.
- Brown for 5 to 7 minutes.
- Turn the tomatillos and jalapeno over to brown the other side another 5 to 7 minutes.
- Remove from oven and cool completely.
- Use a food processor to puree the cooled tomatillos, jalapeno, fresh cilantro and the diced onion.
- Add the juice from the half lemon and salt to taste.
- Serve with fresh tortilla chips.
Notes
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I could pour tomatillo salsa on everything I eat and be happy. Haven’t made it in such a long time so thanks for reminding me how easy it is and that I need to make it soon. Cooking slow cooker pork carnitas this Saturday and this will be the perfect salsa to pair with it. YUM!!
It is some tasty stuff! Believe it or not, I’ve never had it before now. Definitely a keeper. Hope your carnitas are delicious, Karrie. Thanks for stopping by 😉
Hey Connie! I made this salsa and it is fantastic! So easy and absolutely delicious. Thank you so much for sharing it 🙂
Awesome Karrie! Thank you for letting me know. It is nice to have a quick sauce for tacos.