Salsa Verde

Step 1

Turn your grill on medium-high heat or set your oven to the broil setting (as hot as it will go). While your grill or oven is heating up slice 3 tomatillos in half and remove the stems. Then slice 3 jalapeños and 2 serrano chilies in half and remove the stems (you can remove seeds/membranes if you don’t your salsa too spicy). Grab 5 green onions and cut off the stringy root tip, then proceed to cut most of the green tops of the green onions which will be used later in the cooking process. Next, take the white part of the green onion and add tomatillos, jalapeños, and serrano chilies in a bowl and coat with a ¼ cup of olive oil and season with salt and black pepper (about a teaspoon each).

Step 2

Grill these components for 5-10 minutes until they start to char a bit like in the photo then flip half and do the same on the other side. You can also roast them under the broiler on a cookie sheet or in a roasting pan for the same results.

Step 3

Next, you will add them to a blender along with 6 cloves of fresh garlic, the juice of 1 lime and 1 orange, 1 ½ cup of cilantro, 1/3 cup of red wine vinegar, 2 tablespoons of mirin, and the green tops from the green onions. Blend until smooth, with only small flecks of green remaining.

Step 4

Now turn your blender to low and stream in the remaining 1/4 cup of olive oil and blend for another 45 seconds. This will help to emulsify the salsa.

Step 5

Lastly remove the Salsa Verde from the blender into a bowl, seal and refrigerate for 1 hour. Garnish with cilantro and serve with chips.