Homemade Salsa Verde with Tomatillos is super easy to make and you can use it in SO many ways! This Mexican green salsa is made with roasted tomatillos, chile peppers, lime juice, cilantro, and onion. It even freezes well!

What is salsa verde?

Salsa Verde originated from Mexico and is a green salsa, usually tomatillo based. It is usually used as a chip dip or on tacos, enchiladas, fajitas and nachos!

If you’ve never tried tomatillos, you definitely should. They look like little green tomatoes wrapped in a papery husk and have a tart, citrusy flavor. I’m not a fan of eating them raw, but after a good roasting, they make a fantastic salsa.

Ingredients

• Fresh tomatillos, husks removed
• Poblano peppers or jalapeno peppers, halved and seeded (optional)
• Garlic cloves (Peeled)
• Avocado oil
• Onion (Chopped)
• Fresh lime juice
• Fresh cilantro (Chopped)
• Salt and pepper to taste

How to make green salsa

Here’s a simple tomatillo green-chili salsa recipe for you. If you don’t want to turn your oven on, feel free to grill the tomatillos and the peppers outside! ​​

1. Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C)
2. Rinse tomatillos to remove their sticky coating and place them on a rimmed sheet pan with the pepper halves (if using) and the whole garlic cloves. Drizzle with the oil, tossing to coat, and roast for about 30 minutes until the tomatillos and peppers have black spots. 
3. Remove the blackened skin from the peppers and transfer roasted vegetables and any juices from the pan to a blender of food processor. Pulse until chunky. 
4. Add onion, lime juice, cilantro and puree until smooth.
5. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Top Tips

If you don’t want it too spicy, reduce the number of peppers you add and remove all of the seeds. If you want it more spicy, leave more seeds.

You can also grill the vegetables instead of roasting them. Just put the garlic cloves in a wad of foil to avoid burning them.

Roasted Tomatillo Salsa Uses

Salsa verde is great with pretty much anything that goes well with regular roasted tomato salsa! These recipes would be great with this salsa.

• Vegetarian Enchilada
• Chili made with Steak
• Blackened Fish Tacos

FAQs

Perry’s Plates Salsa and Sauce Recipes

Grilled Pineapple and Jalapeno Salsa

Whole30 Enchilada Sauce

Grilled Pineapple Salsa

Roasted Tomato Salsa (Chevy’s Copycat)

Vegan Roasted Red Pepper Sauce (with Cashews)

Two Homemade BBQ Sauces (Whole30 and Low-Carb Options)

Balsamic Roasted Tomato Sauce (to Freeze!)

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