Tomatillo Salsa Recipe
Homemade Tomatillo Salsa is a fabulous condiment that is perfect served with chicken enchiladas or used a dip. This green salsa Verde can be served just like you would serve a tomato based salsa.
Equipment
- Food Processor
- ½ pint canning jars
- basic canning equipment
Ingredients
- 5 ½ cups chopped tomatillos (about 2 pounds)
- 3 medium jalapenos peppers (seeded)
- 1 medium medium onion (cut into quarters)
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 tablespoons minced cilantro
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ¼ cup lime juice
- ½ cup 5% vinegar
Instructions
Prep
- Remove the husk from tomatillos and rinse well.
- Cut tomatillos into fourths.
- Rinse the jalapeno peppers, and cut in half. Remove most of the seeds and membrane.
- Peel and cut onion into quarters, add to blender or food processor.
- Peel garlic cloves.
Chop the vegetables
- Put the tomatillos, jalapeno peppers, quartered onion, and garlic cloves into a blender food processor.
- Add the lime juice, cilantro and spices to blender or food processor.
- Pulse ingredients until chopped finely.
- Pour the ingredients into a large saucepan and add the vinegar.
- Cook on medium high until boiling, stirring occasionally.
- Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.
- Ladle the hot salsa into a hot half pint canning jar leaving ½ inch head space.
- Remove the air bubbles with a chop stick or canning bubbler wand.
- Wipe the jar rim clean and place flat lid on. Twist a jar band on fingertip tight.
- Process half pint jars 15 minutes or pint jars for 20 minutes in a hot water bath.
- Allow the jars to cool overnight. Wipe or rinse the outside of the jars clean before storing.
- 5 half pint jars of salsa.
Recipe Expert Tips
- This tomatillo salsa recipe is slightly adapted from the new Ball Blue Book of Preserving.
- Nutritional value for a half pint jar.
- Always follow safe canning procedures.
- Only use 5% vinegar when canning
- You can make roasted tomatillo salsa by roasting the vegetables before cutting.
Nutrition
Serving: 1half pintCalories: 72kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 2gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 241mgPotassium: 485mgFiber: 4gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 343IUVitamin C: 33mgCalcium: 32mgIron: 2mg
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