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Pre-constructed tomatillo salsa

November 4th, 2006 · 1 Comment

tomatillo - macro shot

(Tomatillo en macro © 2006 Nika)

I am working myself up to making a tomatillo salsa with these lovely tomatillos that I shot today as well as the jalapenos shown here. These are our organic homegrown jalapenos that are starting to ripen!

tomatillo 2 - PS after

(More tomatillos © 2006 Nika)

Meditation on a jalapeno 2 PS after

(Red Jalapeno © 2006 Nika)

Tomatillo strip tease

(One last tomatillo © 2006 Nika)

I am thinking about this recipe by Rick Bayless.

Salsa Verde: Green Tomatillo Salsa

Recipe courtesy Rick Bayless. From Mexico One Plate At A Time


Ingredients:

8 ounces (5 to 6 medium) tomatillos, husked and rinsed
Fresh hot green chiles, to taste (roughly 2 serranos or 1 jalapeno), stemmed
5 or 6 sprigs fresh cilantro (thick stems removed), roughly chopped
Scant 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
Salt

Directions:

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