Arapahoe Cafe Salsa Verde Recipe

Doug’s Salsa Verde Recipe

Here it is, finally! Doug is sharing one of his favorite salsa recipes. You can add more heat if you’d like and all sorts of add-ons to suit your recipe or taste. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

• 1-3 Tomatillos

• 3-4 Anaheim chiles depending on size. Stem and cut in 1/2 crosswise

• 1 medium Onion skinned and cut in quarters

• 2-3 Jalapenos depending on size or heat tolerance, stemmed and cut in 1/2 crosswise

• 1/4 cup packed Cilantro

• Water

Instructions

1. Place tomatillo, chiles, onion, and jalapeno in a medium pot and add enough water to cover it 2/3 of the way. Bring it to a boil.

2. Once boiling, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally for 30 to 40 minutes or until the tomatillo is falling apart.

3. Strain all but 1/3 of the liquid and return all items to the stove. Once again, bring it to a boil to reduce it down to 1/3 of that consistency. You are looking for a salsa-like consistency, without a ton of liquid but just enough to make a sauce.

4. Add the cilantro and all ingredients (except liquid) to a food processor and blend until smooth (usually about 30 seconds)

5. Pour into a bowl and add the reduced liquid and salt to taste.

6. Allow to cool and it’s ready to eat!

Other fun additions to this sauce are:

• Roasted corn cut off the cob

• Avocado

• Pineapple, cantaloupe or watermelon

• Which you can just blend with the other ingredients in the food processor!

Add it to:

• Tacos

• Breakfast items like eggs

• Guacamole

• On top of grilled or smoked meat

• and anything else you can imagine!

Enjoy this recipe! Next month, please submit your recipe to us so Doug can make it and share his take.

Here’s the salsa verde on tacos!