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!

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.

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

  • Tomatillos
  • Onion
  • Jalapeno
  • Serrano
  • Cilantro
  • Garlic
  • Avocado
  • Salt & pepper

Tomatillos, onion, and peppers on baking sheet before they're roasted.

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.

Tomatillos, onion, and peppers on baking sheet after they've roasted. They have charred marks.

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.  

Need more recipes for your Mexican fiesta?  Here are some favorites:  

 

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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.

Roasted Tomatillo & Avocado Salsa

 

 

Roasted Tomatillo & Avocado Salsa

Roasted Tomatillo & Avocado Salsa

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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!
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Appetizer, Condiment, Snack
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 2 1/2 cups

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 lbs. fresh tomatillos husked, washed and halved
  • 1 large jalapeno
  • 1 serrano pepper
  • 1/2 white onion thickly sliced
  • handful of cilantro
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 avocado
  • salt & pepper

Instructions
 

  • Line a large baking sheet with foil and place jalapeno, serrano, sliced onion, and halved tomatillos on the sheet. Place under the broiler for 5-10 minutes, then turn everything over so that everything gets a nice charred color.
  • Add everything from the sheet pan to a large food processor and add the cilantro, garlic, avocado, and salt & pepper, to taste. Pulse until everything is nicely incorporated. Refrigerate until cool.
Keyword Avocado, Dip, Jalapeno, Salsa, Tomatillo, Vegan, Vegetarian
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