Try this Roasted Tomatillo Avocado Salsa Verde (green taco sauce), to drizzle on Mexican food; tacos, burritos, taquitos, quesadillas, or with tortilla chips.

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Roasted Tomatillo Avocado Salsa Verde (Green Taco Sauce)

Prep Time

5 mins

Cook Time

5 mins

Total Time

10 mins

 

Try this Roasted Tomatillo Avocado Salsa Verde (green taco sauce), to drizzle on Mexican food; tacos, burritos, taquitos, quesadillas, or with tortilla chips.

Course: Sauces, Marinades, & Condiments

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: green salsa, tomatillo salsa

Servings: 10

Calories: 44 kcal

Author: Lisa Hatfield

Ingredients

• 1 large ripe avocado peeled and pit removed
• 12 mini or 4 large tomatillos, husked, washed, cut in half
• 1 small white onion cut into quarter pieces
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1/2 jalapeno/serrano chile seeded and stemmed
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 lime juice only
• 1/4 cup cilantro leaves 1/2 of bunch - add at very end

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

1. Grill the tomatillos, onion, garlic, jalapeno/serrano chiles, on a cast iron grill pan or heavy skillet; until nice grill marks about 5-8 minutes on medium-high heat.
2. Add all the grilled veggies, avocado, salt, and lime juice (except cilantro) to a high-speed blender or food processor. Blend or pulse until completely smooth and combined will be a creamy smooth texture. Scrape down the sides as you blend. Add cilantro leaves last, blend quickly.
3. Store in fridge for up to 5 days in a sealed mason jar.

Recipe Notes

Serve with tacos, taquitos, nachos, quesadillas, or burritos. Or serve with tortilla chips as a dip!

Nutrition Facts

Roasted Tomatillo Avocado Salsa Verde (Green Taco Sauce)

Amount Per Serving

Calories 44 Calories from Fat 27

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 3g 5%

Sodium 118mg 5%

Potassium 159mg 5%

Total Carbohydrates 4g 1%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

Sugars 1g

Vitamin A 1.7%

Vitamin C 8.4%

Calcium 0.8%

Iron 1.4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

So what are tomatillos?

Think of them as a tomato with a paper-like husk. Now that is really all they are! Known as the Mexican husk tomato, they make incredible sauces and salsas and can be used raw or cooked just like tomatoes.

Storage Tips:

Ripe tomatillos can be refrigerated about two weeks, and they keep even longer with the husks removed and kept cool in the fridge in zip lock sealed bags.

What recipes are best for tomatillos?

Tomatillos are a key ingredient in fresh and cooked Mexican and Central-American green sauces. For the famous salsa verde, it is harvested early, when the fruit is rather sour and has a light taste. For a sweeter taste, it can be picked later, when the fruit is seedier

The first time I remember having avocado salsa verde was at Taco Mesa a local multiple award-winning healthy Mexican restaurant in Orange County, California. Drizzled over a burrito or on a taco is my favorite way to eat it, and I vowed to make it. And did!

All The Best Dishes,

Lisa

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