Tomatillo Salsa

This salsa verde has a fresh, tangy sourness (and kick of heat if you like) that helps cut through richness.

Ditch the store bought stuff for the fresh taste of real corn, then whip up superlative tacos, tamales, and empanadas

Featured in: The Complete Guide to Understanding Masa

  • Serves

    makes 1 cup

  • Time

    5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 8 large tomatillos, husked and rinsed
  • 2 tbsp. freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 14 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1 jalapeño, coarsely chopped (optional)in a blender, combine the tomatillos, lime juice, salt, and jalapeño (if using); blend until slightly chunky and you can still see the seeds.

Instructions

Step 1

In a blender, combine the tomatillos, lime juice, salt, and jalapeño (if using); blend until slightly chunky and you can still see the seeds. Spoon over corn tamales.
  1. In a blender, combine the tomatillos, lime juice, salt, and jalapeño (if using); blend until slightly chunky and you can still see the seeds. Spoon over corn tamales.
Recipes

Tomatillo Salsa

  • Serves

    makes 1 cup

  • Time

    5 minutes

Salsa Verde Mexican Recipes
PHOTOGRAPHY BY HEAMI LEE

By Gonzalo Guzmán


Published on March 30, 2017

This salsa verde has a fresh, tangy sourness (and kick of heat if you like) that helps cut through richness.

Ditch the store bought stuff for the fresh taste of real corn, then whip up superlative tacos, tamales, and empanadas

Featured in: The Complete Guide to Understanding Masa

Ingredients

  • 8 large tomatillos, husked and rinsed
  • 2 tbsp. freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 14 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1 jalapeño, coarsely chopped (optional)in a blender, combine the tomatillos, lime juice, salt, and jalapeño (if using); blend until slightly chunky and you can still see the seeds.

Instructions

Step 1

In a blender, combine the tomatillos, lime juice, salt, and jalapeño (if using); blend until slightly chunky and you can still see the seeds. Spoon over corn tamales.
  1. In a blender, combine the tomatillos, lime juice, salt, and jalapeño (if using); blend until slightly chunky and you can still see the seeds. Spoon over corn tamales.

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