Being the salsa snob that I am, I take my Tomatillo Avocado Salsa very seriously. It's half salsa / half guacamole and 100% perfection.
For the longest time I was quite intimidated by tomatillos. I didn't know what to do with them, they had their weird husk thing on the outside, and someone once told me they were sour. I was like... hold the phone. No thank you. But as soon as I exited my picky eater stage, I was very much a fan of tomatillos. In my mind it's simple - you take off the husks, give them a good wash with hot water, cut them in half, roast the heck out of them, and then puree them into a salsa. I've done a traditional tomatillo salsa before which is excellent - and today it's a salsa meets guacamole situation that can be used as a dip, as a salsa, as a sauce, or whatever else you please!
Tomatillo Avocado Salsa
Ingredients
- 6 medium Tomatillos
- 2 avocados seeds and skin removed
- zest and juice of 1 lime
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon honey
- ½ jalapeño seeds removed
- ¼ cup cilantro
- ¼ cup white onion diced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Remove the husks from the tomatillos. Rinse under warm water well and wipe clean. Cut the tomatillos in half and place into a baking pan. Roast for 20 minutes until they are tender.
- Remove and set aside to cool. Add all ingredients to a food processor and pulse for 1-2 minutes until smooth and creamy.
- Let cool, adjust salt and pepper and serve as needed.
My favorite fruit!! I love to just eat them plain or on a salad. I also love guacamole!!
I loooooooooove avocados too. I thought my obsession was strange, I no longer feel so alone 🙂
I put cubed avocado in my spaghetti, after the sauce is cooked I toss it in with the noodles. YUM!
I love avocados!!! Guacamole is my favorite, but love them on sandwiches, or in a green salsa. MMMM.
I love a delicious avocado eaten out of the skin with a spoon, the hole from the pit filled with soy sauce.
I like to smash with a bit of s&p and smother on toast with melted swiss cheese. Perfect lunch.
I made a chocolate avocado cake that became my favorite chocolate cake recipe. SOOO moist, rich and delicious!
Gorgeous recipe!! My favorite way is mashed and lathered on juicy burgers!!
I love guac! I am from Illinois so finding good avocados is difficult...but these look delicious 🙂
I can't get away from the Guac. Plus, its so fun to abbreviate!
Also, I "Like" you on facebook!!
Going to an avocado farm? Are you kidding me? SO jealous right now. Avocados are my FAVORITE. I make some mean guacamole, and I also love putting avocado slices on top of burgers! Delish!
I love guacamole-classic, but delicious!
"Last week Matt Armendariz and I took a little road trip down to an avocado farm just outside of San Diego."---WHAT??! I would have loved to tag along! Seriously lmk if you plan to come back! I can take you out for guac and marg's, too 🙂
My fave way to eat avo's is in my raw vegan chocolate "mousse" which uses avos, agave, cocoa powder, vanilla, and a vitamix.
I'm a fan already!
What a fun tour! I would whip up some fresh guacamole!