Green Tomato Salsa Verde
Green Tomato Salsa Verde is bright, flavorful and made with fresh ingredients! A blend of lime, onion, cilantro, jalapeno, garlic, spices and tangy green tomatoes . . . the perfect end of summer snack!
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Homemade Salsa
While flipping through one of my food magazines I came upon a Ball Canning Recipe pull-out. In it I discovered a new version of Salsa Verde, this one made with green tomatoes. I’ve always made My Verde Sauce with tomatillos so I was curious to see how a green tomato salsa would taste.
Luckily friends have been giving me tons of green tomatoes this year to play around with. I was surprised at how similar the flavor of green tomato salsa is compared to regular tomatillo salsa verde. They are both delicious so I guess it just comes down to personal preference.
The tomatillo salsa usually requires cooking while my version of the green tomato salsa verde is not cooked. The green tomato salsa verde can easily be made chunky or more restaurant style.
Green Tomato Salsa Verde is also very healthy. It is made simply with fresh ingredients and a few dried spices. Which is perfect for my attempt to eat healthier . . . of course the tortilla chips certainly cannot be categorized as healthy.
But, I did come up with a way to enjoy this delicious salsa verde without tortilla chips. I will be sharing that recipe on this week’s Healthy Happy Wednesday post.
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Green Tomato Salsa Verde
Ingredients
- 1 Small Lime - Juiced 1-2 Tb
- 1 Finely Chopped Garlic Clove
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- Pinch Garlic Powder
- Pinch Cumin
- Pinch Chili Powder
- 1 Tb Chopped Fresh Cilantro omit if you Hate cilantro
- 1/4 Cup Finely Chopped Onion * about ½ small onion
- 2 Tb Finely Chopped Jalapeno about ½ small pepper
- 1½ Cups Chopped Green Tomatoes about 2 tomatoes
Instructions
For Restaurant Style
- It is not necessary to chop the ingredients.
- Remove the stems and cores of the green tomatoes.
- Place all ingredients into a food processor and puree to desired consistency.
For Chunky Style
- Remove the stems and cores of the green tomatoes.
- Chop all the ingredients and combine.
- Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.
Notes
Yields approximately 1¾ Cups Salsa.
Nutrition
More to dip into:
Easy Salsa in less than 10 minutes!
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This recipe is fabulous! I was wondering if you could use green tomatoes fresh but was afraid to try it but you answered my question. I had to make a few adjustments due to dietary issues and I added some chipotle seasoning. Thank you so much for posting this recipe. Looking forward to your alternative to tortilla chips on Healthy Happy Wednesday post.
Awesome!!!
So I want to can this and I am wondering if you have done so with this recipe? Thank you so much. Jill
Sorry, I’m not a canner so I am no help there.
Hello from Dordogne, France. I love your site and I love this recipe. It’s the end of the growing season here and as is normal I have green tomatoes to deal with. I will make it fresh but 1 question. Do you think if I added a little vinegar I could bottle it?
Hi 😊
I must try this one, but I would like to know about the alternative to tortilla chips if possible?
It would be a great healthy snack, and we have green tomatoes and fresh chilies as well… can’t wait!!
All the ingredients I love in a salsa. I substituted hot, pickled banana peppers for the jalepenos and coriander for the cilantro, both of which I didn’t have. Time will tell if the lime juice and the vinegar from the peppers get along. Thanks for the recipe.