Salsa Verde
Salsa verde made with tomatillos
componentsauce
Time30 min
Yield510 g
Energy0 kcal
Components0
Ingredients
- 500gtomatillo, canned
- 9single, 5gchilli, green finger
- 0.5wholeonion≈ 75 g onion
- 2clovegarlic
- 25gherb, coriander, fresh
- 0.5tspsalt
- 1gsugar, white
- 0.0625tspmonosodium glutamate
- 10glime juice
- 30mltomatillo brine (from canned)
Instructions
Process
- Drain tomatillos into a bowl; reserve and chill the brine.
- Microwave the tomatillos for 60 seconds, then rinse
- Add to food processor:
- Tomatillos
- Chillies
- Onion
- Garlic
- Coriander
- 2 tbsp brine (ideally chilled)
- Salt
- MSG
- Blend until smooth and thick.
- Add lime if needed
- Add up to 1–2 tbsp more brine only if too dense
- Do not thin with water — that ruins the thickness and flavour.
Notes
Target Texture:
Spoonable
Thick enough to sit on a sope
Not runny
Glossy and bright green
Nutrition details
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| Nutrition | Per portion | Batch total |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 0 | 232 |
| Protein | 0.0 | 7.2 |
| Carbohydrates | 0.1 | 40.0 |
| Total Sugars | 0.1 | 26.8 |
| Free Sugars | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Fat | 0.0 | 3.9 |
| Saturated Fat | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Fibre | 0.0 | 12.8 |
| Alcohol | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Salt | 0.0 | 5.3 |
| Iron | 0.00973 | 4.96 |
| Calcium | 0.181 | 92.5 |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 | 0 |
| Omega 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Magnesium | 0.196 | 100 |
| Potassium | 2.63 | 1340 |
| Caffeine | 0 | 0 |
| Cost | £0.01 | £4.63 |