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bowl of green salsa verde garnished with a lime

Salsa Verde

Sheila
Delicious salsa verde made with roasted onion, garlic and tomatillos.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
10 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course condiment, sauce
Cuisine appetizer
Servings 2 cups

Equipment

  • Food Processor or Blender
  • 1 baking sheet for roasting vegetables
  • sharp knife
  • medium bowl
  • mason jar or glass jar storage

Ingredients
  

  • 10 medium sized Tomatillos approximately 2 pounds
  • 2 jalapenos
  • 1 large Sweet Onion
  • 3 cloves Garlic peeled
  • 2 Tblsp Olive Oil
  • 1 cup Cilantro cleaned and stems trimmed back so using mostly leaves
  • 2 Limes juiced
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground Cumin
  • 1 teaspoon Sugar

Instructions
 

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

  • Remove outer skin or husk from tomatillos, wash and cut in half, place in a large bowl.
  • Cut one of the jalapeno peppers in half and remove the seeds place in bowl leave second pepper whole. Remove skin from onion, cut off ends, and quarter add to the bowl. Remove skin from garlic cloves add to bowl with other ingredients, drizzle all the vegetables with olive oil, and spread on a baking sheet.
  • Bake at 425° for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool.
  • Remove stem from the one whole roasted jalapeno pepper. Add cooled roasted vegetables to your blender or food processor, making sure to get all the juice from the pan.
  • Add cilantro, juice from 2 limes, cumin, salt, and sugar to food processor. Process on pulse for about 1 minute or until everything is completely chopped, being careful not to over process.
  • Store in a glass quart jar in refrigerator for up to two weeks or eat immediately!
Keyword dip, roasted, salsa, tomatillos, vegetarian
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