This Tomatillo Salsa Verde is the perfect green sauce to serve on your table for a variety of dishes and it's also perfect to make enchiladas & chilaquiles verdes. A true versatile salsa!
Tomatillo salsa, one of the greatest taco toppings, is a cinch to make! The tomatillos are stripped of their papery skin, which can get sticky at times. To avoid sticky fingers when you're peeling & cutting them, just wet your fingers a little bit and that should do the trick 😉
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Tomatillo Salsa Verde is not just for Chips & Salsa!
From main dishes to appetizers, salsa verde is a versatile sauce that is easily enjoyed in or on many different dishes, not just with chips. Try it with these recipes!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ cup onion roughly chopped
- 3 garlic cloves peeled and roughly chopped
- 1 poblano chile roughly chopped
- 1 jalapeño chopped
- 4 cups tomatillos (about 1 ½ lbs) husked, rinsed and quartered. Note: If you can't find fresh tomatillos, you can use canned tomatillos.
- 1 ½ cups chicken stock
- ½ cup chopped cilantro
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- ¾ tsp fresh ground pepper
How to Make Tomatillo Salsa Verde
- Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to a medium saucepan and heat over medium high heat. Add the ½ cup onion, 3 garlic cloves, poblano, and jalapeño and sauté until lightly browned.
- Add the 4 cups of tomatillos and chicken stock
- Cover and simmer until soft. About 10 minutes
- Remove from heat and let it cool slightly.
- Add the tomatillo mix (without the liquid) and cilantro in a blender or food processor. Puree until there are no big chunks.
This is a great salsa verde recipe. It has a simple and authentic flavor. It will be a big hit in your home!
FAQ
You can freeze salsa verde in jars making sure to leave enough headroom in the jar to account for expansion as the salsa freezes. You can also freeze it in ziplock bags.
Tomatillo Salsa Verde is not spicy due to the mild flavor of the jalapeño & poblano peppers. If you would like to make it spicy, you can add a serrano pepper or two!
Salsa verde will last about 7 to 9 days stored in an airtight container in refrigerator.
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Recipe
Tomatillo Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ cup onion roughly chopped
- 3 garlic cloves peeled and roughly chopped
- 1 poblano chile roughly chopped
- 1 jalapeño chopped
- 4 cups tomatillos (about 1 ½ lbs) husked, rinsed and quartered
- 1 ½ cups chicken stock
- ½ cup chopped cilantro
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- ¾ tsp fresh ground pepper
Instructions
- Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to a medium saucepan and heat over medium high heat. Add the ½ cup onion, 3 garlic cloves, poblano, and jalapeño and sauté until lightly browned.
- Add the 4 cups of tomatillos and chicken stock
- Cover and simmer until soft. About 10 minutes
- Remove from heat and let it cool slightly.
- Add the tomatillo mix (without the liquid*) and cilantro in a blender or food processor. Puree until there are no big chunks.
Notes
Nutrition
This recipe was originally published in August 2018. Post has been updated to be show step by step instructions and to be more helpful.
This is an Amazing sauce recipe, Thank you so much for sharing it Ana!
You are a true inspiration!
XOXO
Awe thank you Brenda!!! Your comment made my day! XO, Ana
Such a delicious salsa!
Thank you so much for the feedback Esteban! I love this salsa verde too.
Truly delicious! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Monica! I appreciate you stopping by!
I'm going to be facing a glut of tomatillos from the garden... any gut feeling of what this sauce would be like afterward, if I froze it in batches? It's a half-cooked sauce, half fresh sauce, which is why I'm going, hmmmm....
Hi Randal, Thanks for sending me the email with your question! Did you get my reply?
Beautiful photos!! This looks amazing! I had actually been thinking of trying to recreate a restaurant dish that uses a tomatillo sauce, this looks like a great version to try!
That's perfect Annie! I'm making chilaquiles today with it 🙂 Thanks so much and I hope you have a great week!
Love tomatillos! I just started using them more recently and can't get enough!
And congrats on BlogHer! Way to got girl! XOXO
Hi Rebecca!! I need to find different ways to incorporate tomatillos. I love them too!! Thanks for your congrats! Much appreciated!
Hi Ana! Congratulations on getting excepted to BlogHer network. Your photos are AMAZING and your delicious recipes are on my to-do-list. You are actually what inspired me to get my butt in gear and apply as well. (Fingers crossed!). I am part of foodbloggerpro and saw one of your posts on Media Nexus. They also contacted me but I haven't responded yet. Are you using them as well? Thanks again for the inspiration and I look forward to following your wonderful work. Cheers from Italy! Cindy
Oops! I meant to say "accepted" 🙂
Thanks so much Cindy! I appreciate you stopping by and your nice comment. Your blog is fantastic and I do hope you get accepted! Nexus has been great!! So easy to work with I definitely give them a thumbs up. Good luck with blogher!!
Fantastic, I will definitely try out Nexus. Thanks for your kind comment about my blog and well wishes for blogher! Tonight we are having a bbq and I am going to make salmon tacos with your Pineapple Salsa (with unfortunately a few adaptations since cilantro is practically impossible to find her in Italy 🙁 ) Do you have a recipe for homemade corn tortillas? I did a search on your blog but didn't see one.My Italian friends are going to love your salsa. Thanks again, Ana! Cheers!
Hi Cindy! Sorry for the late reply...I'm sure you already made the corn tortillas! 🙁 I normally just do the "masa" and water but I'm not sure how it's sold in Italy? I will try to get you a good recipe for next time you need to try them. It's a great idea to have on the blog! Thanks! I hope the tacos came out great! Too bad on the cilantro... it's easy to grow like Parsley and Basil so perhaps you could grow some? I can't live without it!
I hope you have a great week! xoxo
No worries! I couldn't find masa so I ended up making some really yummy kamut tortillas and cooked them on the BBQ. Your salsa was delicious and was a big hit with my Italian friends. Great idea about growing cilantro!! I will look for seeds today. Have a great week! Cheers!