Spicy Sonoran Salsa Verde

Name: Spicy Green Tomatillo Salsa from the Taste of Tucson Cookbook
Ingredients: 10 tomatillos; 2 serrano chiles (stemmed); 1 jalapeño chile (stemmed); 2 green onions (roughly chopped); 2 cups cilantro leaves; 2 teaspoons minced garlic; 2 teaspoons Mexican oregano; 1 teaspoon sugar; Sea salt to taste

Can green be a flavor?

Hot and Spicy Sonoran salsa verde made with tomatillos, green chiles, cilantro and green onions. It really does taste green. This recipe developed by Patricia Schwabe for her restaurant Penca is featured in my Taste of Tucson cookbook.

Sonoran Style Green tomatillo salsa served on a corn tortillas chip. Recipe and food photography by Taste of Tucson cookbook author Jackie Alpers

Spicy Green Tomatillo Salsa from the Taste of Tucson Cookbook

Can green be a flavor? The recipe for this highly coveted, bright and bracing salsa was developed by Patricia Schwabe for her restaurant Penca, and it really does taste green.

Ingredients

10 tomatillos
2 serrano chiles stemmed
1 jalapeño chile stemmed
2 green onions roughly chopped
2 cups cilantro leaves
2 teaspoons minced garlic
2 teaspoons Mexican oregano
1 teaspoon sugar
Sea salt to taste

Instructions

Remove the husks from the tomatillo and rinse the fruit. Quarter each tomatillo and add to a food processor or blender. Add serranos, jalapeño, green onion, cilantro, garlic, oregano, sugar, and salt. Pulse until well combined. Taste and add salt and additional half teaspoon of sugar if needed.

Course Appetizer, Condiment, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine Mexican, Sonoran Style Mexican, Southwestern

Keyword hot green salsa recipe, Jackie Alpers recipe, spicy green salsa, Taste of Tucson salsa recipe, tomatillo salsa recipe

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