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Green Tomato Salsa Verde Recipe
Sometimes the weather and your garden do not work together the way you might have hoped. You end up with a lot of green, unripe tomatoes on the vine even as the winter approaches and you know it is purely a matter of chance whether you manage to end up with a few more ripe tomatoes before the first frost or have your entire crop ruined by the cold.
However, this green tomato salsa verde recipe is a great way to make good use of those unripe tomatoes as well as make something you will enjoy so much that you will wish you always had some green tomatoes on hand.
The tart and somewhat vegetal flavor of green tomatoes is matched up with hot jalapeno peppers, garlic, onions, cilantro and lime juice in this green tomato salsa recipe for a winner of a salsa, which makes for an ideal way to use those unripened tomatoes in your garden.
Salsa Verde With Green Tomatoes
Ingredients -
2 pounds green tomatoes, cored and diced
1 white or yellow onion, diced
3 jalapeno or Serrano peppers, diced (adjust quantity to taste)
2 cloves garlic, minced
Juice of 1 lime
1 tsp salt
½ tsp cumin
⅓ cup cilantro, chopped
Preparation:
This is a relatively easy salsa to make except for one little thing: you will need to core the tomatoes (the centers of green tomatoes are often just a little too firm to work in a green tomato salsa recipe).
You can use an apple corer or do it yourself with a sharp paring knife instead, whichever works best for you.
Dice the tomatoes, onions, and peppers and chop the cilantro and garlic before adding all of the ingredients to a food processor.
Pulse several times until the salsa is just slightly chunky, refrigerate for a few hours, and serve.
