Salsa Recipes

Salsa de Tomate Verde Cocida

An earthy, everyday salsa 
found sitting on 
tables all over Mexico.

3 cups water
2 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 cloves garlic
4 Chiles Serranos
* 1 lb. tomatoes verdes, 
husks removed
1/2 cup loosely packed cilantro 
(coriander)
1/4 cup chopped onion

In a saucepan, 
bring the water and 1 teaspoon
of the salt to a boil.  
Add the garlic, chiles and 
tomatoes verdes and simmer, 
uncovered for
8 to 10 minutes. 
Drain, 
reserving 1/2 cup of the liquid.
Transfer to a blender.
Add the cilantro 
and remaining salt
and puree briefly.
Transfer to a bowl.  
Stir in the onion and let 
the sauce cool
before serving.


*Tomate Verde: 
Also called tomatillo
or miltomate is not 
a green tomato but a 
relative of the gooseberry, 
with a small fruit covered in a
parchment-like calyx. 
It can be found 
in many supermarkets
outside Mexico.