This simple, 6-ingredient salsa verde is a family favorite! Use it to top your favorite Mexican foods, drizzle it on creamy potatoes or tacos or a chewy tofu steak, or scoop it up with a crispy tortilla chip. It comes together in minutes and it's loaded with amazing flavor from roasted tomatillos, cilantro, garlic and...
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This simple, 6-ingredient salsa verde is a family favorite! Use it to top your favorite Mexican foods, drizzle it on creamy potatoes or tacos or a chewy tofu steak, or scoop it up with a crispy tortilla chip. It comes together in minutes and it's loaded with amazing flavor from roasted tomatillos, cilantro, garlic and chili peppers. It is also a soy-free, nut-free, gluten-free and vegan recipe.
Ingredients for salsa verde

¾ths of a pound of tomatillos. About 10 regular sized tomatillos or 20 small. I got mine this time from a colleague of Desi's who grows them and they were particularly tiny albeit delicious. ?5-6 cloves of garlic. I like roasting the garlic along with the tomatillos because that mellows down the flavor and makes it almost sweet and nutty, which is nice with the tomatillos. You can use raw garlic, but if you do use just one or two cloves.1 small jalapeno pepper. This gets roasted along with the tomatillos and garlic. You can use another spicy chile like serrano pepper. Deseed for less spice. I've occasionally used half or quarter of a habanero...