5 from 6 votes
Salsa Verde
Made with roasted tomatillos, jalapenos, onions, and garlic, this Mexican Salsa Verde recipe offers a mild but robust flavor. Enjoy with tortilla chips as an appetizer or add to your favorite Mexican dishes.
Prep Time
5 mins
Additional Time
15 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings:
16
people
Calories:
31 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 15-20 tomatillos Choose bright green and smooth skinned ones
- 1 onion quartered, small, white
- 2 jalapeno pepper
- 4 cloves garlic unpeeled.
- 2 Tablespoons avocado oil plus more for drizzling, or olive oil
- 1 Tablespoon lime juice fresh
- 1/2 cup cilantro chopped coarsely
- 1 1/2, teaspoons salt or more to taste, divided.
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin ground
- tortilla chips for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil.
- Remove the husks from the tomatillos and rinse to remove the stickiness on the outside.
- Pat dry with paper towels
- Remove the stems from the jalapeno peppers then rinse and dry.
- Take a small square of foil, add the garlic cloves, a small drizzle of oil and seal them into a small packet.
- Add the tomatillos, jalapenos and onion to the baking sheet. Drizzle with oil, sprinkle ¼ teaspoon of salt and use your hands to toss it all together making sure to evenly cover everything with oil.
- Add the packet of garlic to the baking sheet.
- Place the baking sheet in the oven and roast for 10-15 minutes or until lightly browned exterior of the tomatillos and they are blistered and shriveling. (If you over-roast, just pour the juices from the pan into the food processor, no harm!)
- Once roasted, allow to cool.
- Place the roasted vegetables, oil, lime juice, cilantro, salt, garlic, pepper and cumin in a food processor and blend until you reach your desired consistency. Season with additional salt to taste and serve.
- Store extra salsa in a sealed container in the refrigerator for 3-5 days.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
31kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
3g
(1%)
Protein
0.5g
(1%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
0.3g
(2%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.3g
(2%)
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
219mg
(9%)
Potassium
108mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
90IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
7mg
(8%)
Calcium
6mg
(1%)
Iron
0.3mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16 people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 31
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 31kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 3g | 1% |
| Protein | 0.5g | 1% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 219mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 108mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 90IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 7mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 6mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.