Lois’ Green Salsa Verde with Tomatillos

Plan Z Phase: This is a Z2 (ZReduction) recipe. A spicy and refreshing salsa can jazz up any dish. Dieter Lois shared this recipe for her ZReduction-friendly salsa verde. She whipped up a batch to put over her eggs, but this would be good on just about anything. Lois, thanks for sharing!

Ingredients:

• 1 ¼ lb tomatillos or green tomatoes
• 1 white onion
• 4 serrano chilies (if you want a spicier salsa, use a spicier pepper)
• 4 cloves garlic
• 12 sprigs cilantro
• 2 Tbl olive oil
• 1 ½ tsp salt

Instructions:

Remove the papery husks from the tomatillos and rinse to remove the sticky residue. Quarter the onion. Un-seed chilies (the more seeds you leave in the spicier your salsa will be). Chop everything up. Add the tomatillos, onion, chilies and garlic to a large pot and just cover with a little water. Bring to a boil, and then simmer for 10 minutes.

Put it all in a blender and add the cilantro and blend until all it’s a mostly smooth consistency (or however you like it). Some small pieces are ok.

Heat 2 tablespoons of cooking oil in the pot. Pour the blended salsa back into the hot cooking oil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes. As it simmers, the flavors will mellow and blend together. Add the salt and adjust if necessary. Nothing beats fresh salsa!

Enjoy!
Cheers,