Arriba! Salsa Verde

I received this YummY recipe from a coworker.  Mi Amiga, Lucy, is a beautiful woman from Mexico.  She made this fabulous salsa/dip for one of our staff meetings and I fell in love, so I thought I would share.

A must have before you begin. Make sure you put the ingredients in the blender in this order.  First quarter 6 tomatillos and add to blender.  Make sure when you select your tomatillos, they are firm.

Next, add 3 jalapenos, roughly chopped.  Add as many of the seeds as you like.  Remember the more seeds, the more spicy.  Also, add one clove of garlic.

Add one handful of cilantro.  Just grab the leafy part and twist off.  This will blend up, but you can do a rough chop if you’d like.

To give the dip a creamy texture, add one large avocado or two small ones.

Finally, add 1/4 cup of vegetable oil and salt and pepper to taste.  NEVER use olive oil or water.  Once all the ingredients are in the blender, start mixing.  You might have to stop and use a spatula to move the mixture around.  This will depend on the power of your blender.  When the mixture is nicely pureed, pour into your favorite bowl and serve with your favorite chips.

Ours happens to be Julio’s.  They are yummy.  Enjoy.  Ole!