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Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Tasty Tuesdays: Roasted Tomatillo Salsa Verde

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Welcome to Tasty Tuesdays!
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I found this recipe on Pinterest { via Sara Waters } earlier this Summer and wanted to make it right away! The original recipe is from A Spicy Perspective (a very cool blog, by the way). You won't believe how easy it is to make!
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Ingredients:
- 2 ½ lbs. tomatillos, husked and rinsed
- 2 large onions
- 10 cloves garlic, peeled
- 4 jalapenos
- 2 Tb. vegetable oil
- 4 tsp. ground cumin
- 2 tsp. salt
- 1 cup packed cilantro
- 3 avocados
- 1 lime (optional)
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{ Look, the tomatillos match the dish towel! Ha, I did not plan that! }
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1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
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2. Husk the tomatillos and rinse. Peel and chop the onions into quarters. Place the tomatillos, onions, garlic and jalapenos on a rimmed baking sheet. Drizzle with oil. Place in oven and roast for 15 - 20 minutes. The outsides will be slightly blistered when they are done.
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3. Meanwhile, half the avocados, remove the pit, and scoop out the flesh.
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4. When the vegetables are done, remove from oven. Cut the jalapenos in half and scrape out the seeds. Discard seeds and stem.
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5. Place HALF of the tomatillos, onions, jalapenos and garlic in a food processor { or blender; I don't have a food processor, so that's what I used and it worked just fine }. Pulse until mostly smooth. Place in large bowl.
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6. Add HALF of the cumin, salt, cilantro and avocado. Pulse until the avocado is pureed into the mixture. Add to bowl. Repeat for remaining ingredients.
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7. If desired, add lime juice to the mixture and stir to combine.
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8. Divide salsa among containers. This is supposed to freeze very well, so that's what I did with most of mine. It will be nice to enjoy this salsa through the winter.
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{ Recipe yields 4 quarts }
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What did you cook this week?
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13 comments:

  1. Thank you for hosting a fun link party each week. I appreciate the time it takes for you to do it:-) Your salsa looks great. And yea for enjoying it during the winter:-)

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  2. So how do I get a jar of this for my freezer?

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  3. Mmmm! I love finding new recipes on Pinterest! Such a goldmine.

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  4. Salsa Verde is my hubby's favorite. I can't wait to try your recipe! Thanks for hosting once more.

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  5. Thanks for hosting! We've recently been on a kick with green salsa and this recipe looks delicious!

    I linked up my grandmother's recipe for apple crisp. :) Have a great week!

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  6. Hi Alissa,
    Your Tomatillo Salsa Verde look so delicious, it is a great recipe. Hope you are having a great day and thanks for hosting!
    Miz Helen

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  7. I made this recipe this weekend too. It is as delicious as it looks! Hope it really does freeze OK, that is what I did with most of mine.

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  8. I would LOVE to make my own tomatillo salsa! Such a great idea!!

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  9. Yummy! I definitely gotta give this recipe a try! I'd love it if you would stop by this Thursday and link up this recipe. I know my readers would love it!

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  10. Wow. This looks delish!! I loooove salsa. And am digging the fact that this looks super easy to make!

    ♥Jazmin

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  11. This salsa looks amazing! Tomatillo & avacado are two of my favorites. I'll have to add this to my "Need to Try" collection.

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