It is a super easy copycat recipe of Tomatillo Green Chili Salsa Chipotle, which will bring all the amazing flavors of Chipotle to your Mexican meals.
What are Tomatillos and how do use them? A tomatillo is a small round fruit with a green color and a papery husk. They’re native to Mexico and are commonly used in Mexican cuisine to make salsas, sauces, and more. Other names are Mexican husk tomato, jamberry, Mexican tomato, and husk cherry.
What's The Difference Between a Tomato and a Tomatillo? They actually look the same, but they are totally different fruit. Tomatoes are sweeter, red in color, and don’t have the vibrant tartness that tomatillos have. Tomatillos have a slightly more acidic, slightly less sweet flavor than ripe and unripe tomatoes. They also have a dry, papery shell (husk) that should be removed before cooking.
Tomatillos are perfectly served with some delicious tacos, such as my Jack in the Box Taco recipe, or many delicious Mexican foods.
Ingredients you'll need
- Tomatillos
- Roma Tomatoes
- Jalapenos
- Red onion
- Cloves Garlic
- Fresh Cilantro
- Lemon Juice
- Lime Juice
- Salt, Pepper
- Ground Cumin, Dry Oregano
Let's make Tomatillo Green Chili Salsa Chipotle
- Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Hold 4 raw tomatillos back, but place the rest of the halved tomatillos and the Roma tomato cut-side down on the baking sheet. Bake until they begin to toast, about 20 minutes.
- In a food processor, combine the roasted tomatillos and tomatoes, the raw tomatillos, jalapeños, red onion, garlic, cilantro, cumin, and oregano. Pulse until the mixture is mostly smooth with some texture
- Taste and add more chiles and/or seeds depending on your preference for spiciness.
- Add lemon and lime juices, and season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Remember, salsa tastes spicier when warm and when tasted without food. It will be milder after chilling and when eaten with food.
- If you're a little shy about spice, add a little bit at a time and taste as you go along.
- Don't over-blend your tomatillos! Keep a little texture in the sauce.
- You can make ahead your salsa, and it can be stored easily in the fridge. Also, you can freeze it for up to three months.
Other sauces that you might be interested
Tomatillo Green Chili Salsa Chipotle
Ingredients
- 2 pounds tomatillos husks removed
- 1 Roma Tomato halved
- 2 fresh jalapeños with seeds and membranes
- ⅔ red onion
- 4 large cloves garlic
- ½ cup fresh cilantro
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoon lime juice
- 1½ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon dry oregano
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Hold 4 raw tomatillos back, but place the rest of the halved tomatillos and the roma tomato cut-side down on the baking sheet. Bake until they begin to toast, about 20 minutes.
- In a food processor, combine the roasted tomatillos and tomatoes, the raw tomatillos, jalapeños, red onion, garlic, cilantro, cumin, and oregano. Pulse until the mixture is mostly smooth with some texture
- Taste and add more chiles and/or seeds depending on your preference for spiciness.
- Add lemon and lime juices, and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Notes
- Remember, the salsa tastes spicier when warm and when tasted without food. It will be milder after chilling and when eaten with food.
- If you're a little shy about spice, add a little bit at a time and taste as you go along.
- Don't over-blend your tomatillos! Keep a little texture in the sauce.
- You can make ahead your salsa, and it can be stored easily in the fridge. Also, you can freeze it for up to three months.
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Spicy Mexican appetizers are my favorites, and this one stands out.
This tomatillo salsa was way better than Chipotles! It was just the right texture with your tip not to over-blend. We had it with our tacos for Taco Tuesday!
Oh yum! This salsa looks so inviting. Great pictures. I will try it out soon. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Way better than Chipotle's! So fresh and flavorful!
I am absolutely LOVING this recipe . . I went down to just 1/2 jalapeno because I'm a heat whimp (and Texas at that, lol) . . poured it on all the things! Thanks for sharing this keeper!
Wonderfully tangy with a fantastic blend of flavors! Thank you for a great recipe.
This salsa is PACKED with flavor! I love IT!
This was so uniquely tasty! Will make again. Thank you!
This salsa is sooo good! I had it with chips but now I want it on enchiladas! Yum!
Glad to find your recipe for salsa. We so much prefer the tomatillo salsa over the red salsa and this recipe is so easy to make, with tons of great flavor. Making again!!!