Salsa Fresca de Tomatillo
If you like your salsa hot and sharp, you will enjoy this recipe for a fresh tomatillo salsa verde. Uncooked tomatillos are quite acidic and when you add 4 serrano chiles, seeds and all, your salsa is gonna pack some punch.
The flavor stands up well to grilled beef. Try it with some killer carne asada. Provecho!
How to Prepare
Since this is an uncooked salsa, you will only need a few minutes to prepare it. Start by removing the papery husks from the tomatillos. Then rinse the tomatillos under running water to remove the sticky film.
Finely chop the onion and cilantro. You can use the stems of the cilantro.
Blend the tomatillos, serrano chiles, garlic, water, and salt until smooth. Pour the blended tomatillos into a serving bowl. Add the chopped onion and cilantro and stir. Add more salt if needed.
Fresh Tomatillo Salsa Verde Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 lb. tomatillos
- 4 serrano chiles
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 cup cilantro
- 1 cup water
- ½ white onion
- 1 tsp. salt + to taste
Instructions
- Finely chop the onion and cilantro.
- Blend the tomatillos, serrano chiles, garlic, water, and salt until smooth.
- Pour the blended tomatillos into a serving bowl. Add the chopped onion and cilantro and stir.
- Adjust the salt as needed.
Donald Jordan says
Salsa was too thin,had to cook a long time,uncovered,to th thicken!
Anonymous says
This is a raw, or fresh salsa. There is no cooking.
Josie says
The salsa is too thin! Too much water. It only needs 2-3 tablespoons of water, not 1 cup!
G says
Delicious!
Nicole says
Way too much water!!!
Maybe 1 to 2 TBSP and definitely not 1 cup!!!! You will see a lot of liquid on the bottom of a lot of water is used. No cooking needed or required!
Recipe is delicious though!!! We did use 4 peppers but took all the seeds out and not Spicy at all.
Nicole says
*if 1 cup of water is used.
anna says
In my last batch which is almost identical to yours, I added a poblano (I had a lonely one staring at me on the counter), used jalapenos instead of serranos, and added 5 habaneros. This was very spicy, just the way we like things around here. For some reason tomatillos never seem tart to me so I always add lime juice. This was a larger batch so I split it and cooked half so I can enjoy the salsa 2 ways! Salsa verde is so easy to prepare! You really don’t need measurements, just the basic ingredients and you’re good to go!