This homemade roasted tomatillo salsa verde is spicy, flavorful and super easy to make! It's the perfect appetizer to serve with tortilla chips or for topping homemade chicken enchiladas or your favorite tacos!
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Ingredient Notes
You just need a few ingredients to make this roasted tomatillo salsa!
Tomatillos - Tomatillos can be found all year in the US but they are especially easy to find during the summer when they are in peak season. For this salsa, you want to choose tomatillos that are firm to touch with bright green flesh. Roasting the tomatillos is necessary to really bring out their flavor!
Peppers - I like to use a combination of poblano peppers and jalapenos for the best flavor and spice, but you could also substitute serranos for even more heat!
Aromatics - Onion and garlic add even more flavor to the tomatillo salsa!
Lime Juice - I highly recommend using fresh limes for the best flavor! But you can always substitute with a little bottled lime juice if necessary.
The complete list of ingredients and amounts is located in the recipe card below.
How to Change the Spice Level
I'm a bit of a wimp, so I like my salsa with just a little bit of heat, but you can easily adjust the spice level to your preference!
Mild: 2 jalapenos with seeds removed
Medium: 1 jalapeno with seeds + 1 jalapeno with seeds removed
Spicy: 2 jalapenos with seeds
How to Make Roasted Tomatillo Salsa
Preheat oven to 450°F.
Prepare the veggies: remove husks and wash tomatillos, peel and cut onion into quarters, leave jalapenos and poblanos whole with just the top/stem trimmed off (cut in half and remove seeds if you want a more mild salsa), peel garlic and leave whole.
On an unlined sheet pan, lightly toss the veggies in olive oil and sprinkle with a pinch of salt.
Roast for about 10 minutes or until everything is soft and lightly charred. If desired, turn the broiler on for 1-2 minutes to get some additional charring. Tip: some pieces might roast more quickly (the garlic usually does) so just keep on eye on everything and remove veggies as needed.
Remove from oven and let cool for 5-10 minutes.
Place all of the roasted veggies in your food processor or blender and don't forget to pour in any of the juices from the pan.
Add the cilantro and lime juice and blend until the salsa is a puree consistency (for thinner salsa, add 1-2 teaspoons of water).
Taste and add more lime juice and salt as desired.
Recipe FAQ's
Store the tomatillo salsa in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.
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Recipe Card
Roasted Tomatillo Salsa Verde
Special Equipment
- blender or food processor
Ingredients
- 12 tomatillos, husks removed
- 1 yellow onion, quartered
- 2 jalapenos, for mild remove seeds
- 1 poblano pepper
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 handful fresh cilantro
- 2 teaspoons lime juice
- kosher salt, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450°F.
- Prepare the veggies: remove husks and wash tomatillos, peel and cut onion into quarters, leave jalapenos and poblanos whole with just the top/stem trimmed off (cut in half and remove seeds if you want a more mild salsa), peel garlic and leave whole.
- On an unlined sheet pan, lightly toss the veggies in olive oil and sprinkle with a pinch of salt.
- Roast for about 10 minutes or until everything is soft and lightly charred. If desired, turn the broiler on for 1-2 minutes to get some additional charring. Tip: some pieces might roast more quickly (the garlic usually does) so just keep on eye on everything and remove veggies as needed.
- Remove from oven and let cool for 5-10 minutes.
- Place all of the roasted veggies in your food processor or blender and don't forget to pour in the juices from the pan.
- Add the cilantro and lime juice and blend until the salsa is a puree consistency (for thinner salsa, add 1-2 teaspoons of water).
- Taste and add more lime juice and salt as desired.
Notes
Nutrition
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