Name: Salsa Verde
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients: 1 pound fresh tomatillos; 1/4 cup onion or 2 cloves garlic, peeled; 1 or 2 hot peppers; 1/4 cup cilantro, finely chopped; 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; 1/4 teaspoon cumin; 1/4 teaspoon salt

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Salsa Verde

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By Spif, Master Chef, Spud.ca Culinary Institute (Published: Oct 20, 2004)

A nice light dip or addition to a Mexican dish, Salsa Verde is pretty simple to make. You pretty much just cook the tomatillos and blend everything into a salsa. This is an easy starter recipe, many people like to add their own twists for extra flair. Enjoy!

Prep Time	Cooking Time	Servings
10 min	5 min	4 people

Ingredients:

1 pound fresh tomatillos
1/4 cup onion or 2 cloves garlic, peeled
1 or 2 hot peppers
1/4 cup cilantro, finely chopped
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions:

Preheat broiler. Remove the papery husks covering the tomatillos. Wash and halve tomatillos, halve and stem pepper(s).

Place peppers and tomatillos skin-side up on broiler pan and broil 4 inches from heat for 5-7 minutes or until skin is charred.

Once cooled, transfer all ingredients except salt to a food processor. Pulse until finely chopped & mixed. Season with salt and refrigerate until ready to use.