Smoky salsa verde
Serves 4
Easy
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Making your own homemade salsa verde is not only easy, but highly recommended – serve it with all your favourite Mexican dishes
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Units:
- 450g tomatillospapery husks removed, washed
- 5 garlic clovesunpeeled
- 1 small white onionthickly sliced
- 2 fresh jalapeños or serrano chilesstems removed
- 3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- 15g coriander leaves
- 2 limesjuiced
Method
step 1
Preheat the grill. Put the tomatillos, garlic cloves, onions and chillies on a baking sheet and cook for 5 mins on the rack closest to the grill until blackened. Remove from the oven, then peel the garlic cloves and squeeze into a food processor or blender. Add the rest of the charred vegetables from the baking sheet, along with 1 tsp salt, the chipotle peppers, coriander leaves and lime juice. Blend until smooth, then taste and add more salt, if needed.
