Roasted Tomatillo Salsa with Avocados
Since I’ve been growing Tomatillos in the garden, I’ve been looking for new recipes to use them in. I found a couple interesting recipes on the web and adapted them to my own tastes and came up with this one. Grilling the Tomatillos, onions and peppers adds a delightful smokiness to the salsa, so you really need to make an effort to grill them. I made this recipe for our annual trip to the Vintage Illinois wine festival at Mattheissen state park and it disappeared quickly even with a lot of other food around, which let me know it was a hit. This is an interesting alternative to Guacamole, and a nice change when Tomatillos are in abundance.
Roasted Tomatillo Salsa with Avocados
Ingredients
- 2 pounds tomatillos, husked and washed
- 2 large Jalapeno peppers, quartered lengthwise, seeds and pith removed
- 1/4 large red onion, large dice
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 3 or 4 ripe avocados
- Juice of 1/2 lime
- 2 red peppers, I use hot Hungarian
- 1 bunch cilantro
- Olive oil
- Granulated garlic (to taste)
- Pepper (to taste)
- Salt (to taste)
- Sugar (to taste if needed)
Instructions
- Halve and remove stem from the Tomatillos.
- Put the Tomatillos, onions and peppers in a bowl and sprinkle generously with salt, pepper, granulated garlic and olive oil, mix well to coat evenly.
- Grill this mixture on a very hot grill, in a grill pan until the vegetables start to brown a bit. If the grill isn't very hot the Tomatillos will turn to mush before they start to brown.*
- When the mixture has cooled a bit, puree it in a food processor along with the garlic and lime juice.
- Peel and seed the Avocados, and dice to about 1/2 inch cubes. Combine in a bowl with the Tomatillo puree. Add the chopped bunch of the cilantro to taste.
- Seed the red peppers and remove the pith, chop fine and add to the mixture.**
- Mix well, taste, and add salt as needed. You may want to add some sugar depending on the tartness of the Tomatillos.
- Serve with cornchips.
Nutrition Facts
Roasted Tomatillo Salsa with Avocados
Serves: 16
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Amount Per Serving: 1/2 cup
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| Calories | 119.18 kcal | |
| % Daily Value* | ||
| Total Fat 8.83 g | 12.3% | |
| Saturated Fat 1.26 g | 5% | |
| Trans Fat 0.0 g | ||
| Cholesterol 0.0 mg | 0% | |
| Sodium 298.89 mg | 12.4% | |
| Total Carbohydrate 10.69 g | 3.3% | |
| Dietary Fiber 4.69 g | 16% | |
| Sugars 4.93 g | ||
| Protein 1.78 g | ||
| Vitamin A 4.4 % | Vitamin C 38.17 % | |
| Calcium 1.68 % | Iron 4.38 % | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Notes
*You could probably roast the vegetables in a 450 degree oven, but the grilling really adds a lot of flavor, so grill them if you can.
**Usually the grilled Jalapenos don't add a lot of heat so I add hot peppers to get a bit of spice in the sauce. The red peppers also add some color and flavor to the salsa, so use sweet ones if you want the dip very mild.