Genies' Magic Salsa | Vegetarian Recipes

Genies' Magic Salsa

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Ingredients:

  • 4 tomatillos
  • 2 teaspoons brown sugar
  • 2 roma tomatoes diced
  • 1 medium avocado diced
  • 1 small red onion diced
  • 2 fresh garlic cloves finely minced
  • 3 tablespoons fresh cilantro finely chopped
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon lime juice
  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 1 jalapeno pepper
  • 1 serrano pepper
  • 1 yellow chili pepper

Steps:

  • Remove husks from tomatillos and rinse well Cut in half and broil
  • cut side down
  • close to elements
  • until about half of the skin of each is blackened
  • Remove as much of the skin as will peel off
  • paper-like
  • without taking the flesh with it Some skin in the salsa is ok
  • but skin adds a bitter flavor
  • Place the roasted tomatillos in a blender and pulse until mostly but not completely liquified Pour into a small mixing bowl
  • leaving a little in the blender Add brown sugar to taste
  • just enough to cut any residual bitterness in the tomatillo mixture
  • Dice the tomatoes and red onion Peel the avocado
  • remove any dark spots
  • and dice -- do not squash
  • this isnt guacamole
  • Finely mince the garlic
  • and chop the celantro Add the prepared ingredients
  • plus cumin
  • salt
  • and lime juice
  • to the tomatillo mixture and gently fold together
  • Chill this mixture while you make the dressing
  • Dressing Slice the three peppers in half lengthwise
  • removing white core
  • seeds
  • and stem Broil as you did the tomatillos but do not remove the skin Place the roasted peppers in the blender with oil
  • vinegar
  • and any tomatillo left there Pulse to break up the peppers
  • then run on medium speed until the mixture is almost smooth This is the flavor kick of the salsa
  • to be added to your taste Start with half
  • gently stir in
  • sample
  • and add more as you like It wont be extremely hot even with all of the dressing