Quick Fresh Tomatillo Salsa

When saying that tomatillos are "more closely related to gooseberries", they mean a plant in the Solenacea family that is also/better known as groud cherries, not the Ribes - a woody shrub- gooseberry.

Delicious! Made as directed but according to suggestions I soaked my onions and 1 clove of chopped garlic in lime juice instead of water and added all to the blender. I didn't need to add water. I used peppers from my garden, 1 jalapeño and one chinese five spice pepper, it was a good amount of heat, which is what we like!

Marinate the onion in 2T of fresh squeezed lime juice and forget the water for a thicker, tastier result.

Added garlic, peppers, cilantro, tomato paste, Mexican oregano,thyme

Definitely soak the onions in lemon or lime juice instead of adding water. Also, for a smokier flavor, wrap the garlic, pepper and tomatillos in two layers of aluminum foil and place them directly on your gas stove top and grill for 6-8 mins, using tongs to get heat on all sides as they cook. Makes for an unreal flav...

Good recipe. A little weak in flavor. I would add all 4 chiles next time. I roasted my tomatillos whole on a cast iron skillet until they were blackened, blistered, and soft. A good veggie broth or stock in place of water would add a kick too. Used it with some tortillas that had seen better days and made chilaquiles.

I'm thinking of canning some of this to have in winter. Has anyone tried that?

any one add cilantro?

Great recipe. Much better than the broiler method. My tomatillos were small and the broiler method turned them to mush and made a huge mess of my sheet pan. This was much better. Keeper.

Add three cloves of garlic, chopped to same degree as onions and chiles (i.e., coarsely)

Amazing salsa. Had some tomatillos that we’re going bad so threw those puppies in the water for 10 minutes, then added un-soaked raw onion, two red jalapeños (one seeded), cilantro, and garlic. Blended in the pot with reserved cooking water. Served on chicken tacos. This has just the right amount of spice to not be bland but also won’t send you running for milk. It received high compliments from my mexican mother. Make this!!!

Made this to drizzle over broiled fish (cod). Used canned as we were out of fresh - and broiled for 3 minutes on each side (which is what we do with fresh or canned), used two jalapeños, 1 small garlic clove; no water to keep thick. Fantastic flavor! Forgot to soak the Onions in water though so it doesn’t have a bite.

Marinate the onion in 2T of fresh squeezed lime juice and forget the water for a thicker, tastier result.

Almost gave up on growing more tomatillos next year until I found this FANTASTIC RECIPE. Thank you so much! The only thing I did differently is I halved and broiled the tomatillos until lightly charred, soft and olive green. All if the other recipes I tried (3) came out BITTER, so threw away. :( Perhaps soaking the cooked onion helped? I'm usually a good cook but thought perhaps tomatillo salsa was not going to make it into my repertoire. THANK YOU AGAIN. THIS RECIPE IS VERY DELICIOUS!

Whenever I double the recipe, I double everything but the serrano chiles. Four seems to be the upper limit of where I like the heat in this salsa.