Salsa Verde

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 450 g tomatillos, husked & chopped
• 125 ml onions, finely chopped
• 5 ml garlic, minced
• 1 serrano chili pepper, seeded and minced (or jalapeno pepper)
• 15 ml oregano, fresh, chopped
• 2 1/2 ml ground cumin
• 5 ml salt
• 1 cup water
• 30 ml cilantro, chopped (or more!)

Recipe

• 1 mix first eight ingredients in a pot (all but the cilantro). place cilantro in a blender.
• 2 bring to a boil and simmer about three to four minutes maximum.
• 3 pour cooked ingredients into the blender and pulse until tomatillos and cilantro are smooth. taste and increase salt if needed (though i use only 2.5 ml of salt when i make this dish).
• 4 cool and serve with either pita chips, natcho chips or with tacos or fajitas.
• 5 if you wish to keep it for a few weeks, place the salsa verde into small sterilize jars and submerge completely in a pot of simmering water for five minutes.