Salsa Verde, Green Salsa

Name: Salsa Verde, Green Salsa
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 27 min
Total time: 37 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 12 ounces tomatillos; 1/2 medium onion diced; 4 teaspoons minced garlic; 1 cup cilantro; 2 teaspoons lime juice; 1 tablespoon peanut oil; To taste salt; 1 tablespoon diced jalapeno peppers optional; 1 cup water; 2 tablespoons maple syrup optional

Steps Cook Recipes Salsa Verde, Green Salsa using 10 ingredients and 4 steps

Salsa Verde, Green Salsa - Salsa Verde originated from Mexico and is a green salsa, usually tomatillo based (unlike a red tomato based salsa). It is usually used as a chip dip or on tacos (I also love it on enchiladas, fajitas, tostadas and chimichangas!). Place the tomatillos, serrano peppers, onion, and garlic in a saucepan, and add water to just cover. And green salsa or salsa verde. Verde means green in Spanish so you can guess why how it got its name.

What is the difference between salsa and salsa verde?

Regular, or red salsa, has a base of red tomato in most cases but salsa verde uses green tomatillos as its main ingredient.

You can have Salsa Verde, Green Salsa using 10 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients cook Salsa Verde, Green Salsa

You need 12 ounces tomatillos.
It's 1/2 medium onion diced.
It's 4 teaspoons minced garlic.
You need 1 cup cilantro.
You need 2 teaspoons lime juice.
Prepare 1 tablespoon peanut oil.
Prepare To taste salt.
It's 1 tablespoon diced jalapeno peppers optional.
Prepare 1 cup water.
Prepare 2 tablespoons maple syrup optional.