Roasted Tomatillo Salsa Verde

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 lbs tomatillos, husked and rinsed
• 2 large onions
• 10 garlic cloves
• 4 jalapenos
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 teaspoons ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 cup packed fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
• 3 avocados
• 1 lime (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 450 degrees f.
• 2 peel and chop the onions into quarters. place the tomatillos, onions, garlic and jalapenos on a rimmed baking sheet. drizzle with oil.
• 3 roast in the oven for 15 minutes—until the exteriors are blistered but the insides are still slightly raw.
• 4 meanwhile, half the avocados, remove the seeds, and scoop out the flesh.
• 5 cut the jalapenos in half and scrape out the seeds. discard seeds.
• 6 place half of the tomatillos, onions, jalapenos and garlic in a food processor. pulse until mostly smooth.
• 7 add half of the cumin, salt, cilantro and avocado. pulse until the avocado is pureed into the mixture. taste for salt.
• 8 repeat with the remaining ingredients.
• 9 if you desire an extra tart quality, add a bit of lime juice at the end.