How to make Salsa Verde with Tomatillos

tomatillos

🥗Healthier: green tomatoes

💰Cheaper: canned tomatillos

Canned tomatillos are often less expensive and still provide a similar flavor.

jalapeños

🥗Healthier: serrano peppers

💰Cheaper: banana peppers

Banana peppers are milder and more affordable.

cilantro

🥗Healthier: parsley

💰Cheaper: dried cilantro

Dried cilantro is a budget-friendly alternative.

Remove the husk from the tomatillos and wash them to remove stickiness.

Drizzle olive oil and salt over the tomatillos and jalapeños.

Grill the tomatillos and jalapeños on high heat for 4 to 8 minutes until charred and translucent.

Chop 1/2 cup of white onion and prepare 3 garlic heads.

In a Vitamix, combine grilled tomatillos, jalapeños, chopped onion, cilantro, garlic, juice of 1/2 lime, juice of 1/2 lemon, and salt to taste.

Blend for about 20 seconds until smooth.

Store any leftover salsa in a mason jar in the fridge.

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