Saturday, May 4, 2013

Avocado and Roasted Tomatillo Salsa


This salsa is excellent with grilled fish and chicken 

or just for dipping tortilla chips.


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ingredients

  •      1/2 pound fresh tomatillos husked, cored and quartered
  •      3 cloves of garlic, minced
  •      1 jalapeno
  •      1 leek (white part only) chopped
  •      1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
  •      2 avocados
  •      ¼ cup of cilantro
  •       1 teaspoon of sugar
  •       ½ teaspoon of cumin
  •       ¼ cup chopped onion
  •       ½ teaspoon of oregano
  •       1 tablespoon of lime juice
  •       Salt to taste

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    1.  Remove husks and rinse tomatillos under warm water.
   2.  Halve onion and arrange on baking pan with tomatillos and garlic.
   3.  Broil vegetables 1 to 2 inches from hat, turning them once, until softened and slightly crisp.
   4.  Place garlic in a food processor with tomatillos, onion, cilantro and salt.
   5.  Discard seed from jalapeno and chop.  
   6.  Add jalapeno to tomatillo mixture and puree until almost smooth.
   7.  Add all other ingredients to food processor except avocado and puree until smooth.
   8.  Transfer tomatillo mixture to a bowl.
   9.  Halve and pit each avocado. 
  10.  Mash avocado into tomatillo mixture with a fork until a coarse texture obtained.

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