Want to know how to make the best salsa verde? All you need are a few simple ingredients and a blender to make this super easy salsa recipe. What is salsa verde? It’s the sauce you’ll find on every Mexican restaurant table and simply means “green sauce”. You’ve dipped your chips in it, drenched your tacos in it and have probably bought jars of it. But why pay good money for a sauce when you can make it at home for less than half the price? There are many versions of this sauce going around but this is my favorite because it’s extra spicy, tangy and goes a long way.
You can use this sauce for dipping chips or drizzling on your favorite foods but it’s also amazing as a simmering sauce. I’ve used a similar sauce for my cheesy baked chicken dish years ago that was a huge hit at my last gathering. All you’ll need for this salsa verde is tomatillos, yellow onions, serrano peppers, cilantro and salt and pepper. Simple, quick and delicious.
Not all supermarkets stock the tomatillos you’ll need for this recipe so if you can’t find it there, go to your nearest Latin food grocer. I can get them for about $1 or less a pound near me.
Another variation to this recipe is roasting the tomatillos and peppers for a smoky and roasted flavor. For this recipe I am sautéing the vegetables but either way is delicious. Roasting of course takes a bit more time.
Spicy Salsa Verde
Equipment
- 1 Blender
- 1 Sauté pan
Ingredients
- 10 Tomatillos
- 1 medium Yellow Onion
- 2 Serrano peppers
- 1/4 cup Chopped cilantro
- 1/2 tsp Black ground pepper
- Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lime
Instructions
- Remove husks from tomatillos, add to bowl and rinse under warm water. Roughly chop tomatillos into 1 inch pieces.
- Peel and dice the onion, slice the serrano peppers and chop the cilantro.
- In a sauté pan, heat olive oil on medium heat. Add the onions and cook until translucent. Then add the tomatillos, cilantro, peppers, salt and black pepper. Stir well and cook for about 5 minutes until tomatillos are tender. Remove from heat.
- Add tomatillo mixtures to a blender and puree mixture until it's a soupy consistency. Squeeze juice of 1 lime and quickly blend. Taste to make sure sauce has enough salt for your taste and adjust.
- Add to bowl and refrigerate until ready to serve.
