Roasted Tomatillo & Avocado Salsa

Roasted Tomatillo & Avocado Salsa is a tangy, spicy salsa verde that’s made with oven-roasted tomatillos, onions, and peppers with some fresh cilantro and creamy avocado. It’s perfect for dipping chips or topping tacos!

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Roasted Tomatillo & Avocado Salsa

Living in San Diego for the majority of my life, I have eaten a lot of salsa – a lot of good salsa! In fact, going out for Mexican food is a Friday night tradition with my family.

By the time we’re all home from our busy day, we’re all STARVING and approaching hangry.

Besides margaritas and excellent food, one of the best things about going out for Mexican is the instant gratification of chips & salsa that magically appear right when you sit down.

This recipe for salsa verde is one that we don’t get in the restaurants very often, so I started making it myself. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

Ingredients needed for this recipe (scroll down to recipe card for complete recipe):

Tomatillos
Onion
Jalapeno
Serrano
Cilantro
Garlic
Avocado
Salt & pepper

While I adore both red and green salsa, the majority of restaurants usually serve red only, so to get my fix, I usually have to make my own salsa verde.

Avocado is a fantastic addition to salsa verde because it helps mellow the inherent tang of tomatillos and adds a slight richness to the salsa.

Both of my kids LOVE my red salsa, Easy Homemade Salsa, when I make it extra spicy, so when make Roasted Tomatillo Avocado Salsa, I use both a jalapeno and a serrano.

Jalapenos have excellent flavor, but to give it that extra kick you really need the serrano.

Is this salsa spicy?

While this salsa is spicy, it’s also well-rounded. The flavor you get from oven-roasting the peppers, onions, and tomatillos is so worth the little bit of extra time it takes to throw them under the broiler.

The cilantro adds a wonderful freshness and the creamy avocado rounds it all out nicely.

Now you have the perfect salsa for dipping chips, or dousing on your Achiote Chicken Tacos.

How long is homemade salsa good for? Can I freeze it?

Homemade salsa can be refrigerated in an air-tight container for up to 4-5 days.

This salsa can also be frozen in freezer-safe containers or bags for up to 4 months.

The texture of the salsa may change since tomatoes contain a lot of water.

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NOTES:

The salsa will be warm if you add the roasted veggies right to the food processor, so you will need to refrigerate the prepared salsa until cool or let the roasted veggies sit out so they’re not hot when pulsed in food processor.
If you don’t want this salsa as spicy, omit the serrano. I would leave the jalapeno because it adds a nice, medium heat and lots of flavor.

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