This salsa verde recipe is perfect for any of your favorite tacos. This recipe is made with ingredients that are accessible regardless of what side of the border you are on and can be prepared fresh, boiled, or charred. We provide the ingredients and how much we use, but be sure to flavor your salsa to your taste. Some people like it hotter than others so prepare it how you and your family will enjoy it. This salsa keeps well when kept in the fridge so don’t worry if you have some left over. You can use it for any of your Mexican meals for the week.
Directions
0/0 steps made- Prep your Salsa: Wash your onions, garlic, tomatillo, cilantro, peppers and put to the side.
- Boiled Style: Put a pot of water over the flames. add your onions, garlic, and peppers. Once boiled take off flames . Blend onions, garlic, peppers, cilantro, cumin, and salt to taste.
- Charred Style: Charring gives a great smoky flavor to your salsa. Put, tomatillos, onions, peppers, and garlic on a hot grill. Turn as they color and pull off when they have softened. Garlic will be ready first, then peppers, onions and lastly the tomatillos. Put ingredients into a blender. Add cilantro. Squeeze limes over salsa. Add salt and cumin and blend to taste.
- Salsa Fresca: Salsa Fresca is the easiest salsa verde. Simply put everything into a blender and salt to taste. You can also add an avocado at the end so there is avocado bits and pieces visible in the salsa.
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