WATCH: How to Make Salsa Verde
What is Salsa Verde?
There is a reason salsa verde is a staple in Mexican cuisine – it infuses everything it touches with a deliciously fresh, tangy, bright and as spicy-as-you-want-it-pop. Once you try this homemade salsa verde recipe, you won’t want to live without it – and there is no reason to because it takes minutes to make with easy to find ingredients! This authentic salsa verde recipe boasts a depth of flavor by roasting the veggies to a splotchy char to develop their flavor and sweetness and then it’s a quick blitz in the blender -that’s it! Then it’s refrigerator ready for crispy tortilla chips or any of your Mexican favs such as.:
Carne Asada tacos Wet Burritos Carnitas Shrimp Fajitas Beef Barbacoa Baja Fish Tacos Chicken Fajitas
What are you going to try it on first???
Homemade Salsa Verde Ingredients
Salsa verde is made with easy-to-find ingredients. It consists of:
tomatillos serrano chile peppers or jalapeno peppers onion garlic cloves cilantro lime juice ground cumin salt
Together, they are magic!
How to Make Salsa Verde
Green Salsa Recipe Variations
For a chunkier salsa verde, pulse to desired consistency or use a food processor instead of a blender. For a smoother salsa verde, chop/blend more in your blender. For a creamy salsa verde, puree on HIGH until creamy. For a thinner salsa verde, add water to reach desired consistency. For a thicker salsa verde (keep in mind it will thicken in the refrigerator), simmer on the stove until it reaches desired consistency. For a less tart salsa verde, add ½ teaspoon of sugar at a time. For a tangier salsa verde, add more lime juice. For a spicier salsa verde, add some or all of the jalapeno or serrano seeds – stirring in a little at a time until it reaches your desired heat level. For a more garlicky salsa verde, add more garlic.
How Spicy is this Salsa Verde Recipe?
The heat level is entirely up to you. I suggest adding less peppers then you can customize the heat by adding in some of the pepper’s seeds until it reaches your desired heat level. You can use serrano or jalapeno peppers in this recipe. Only use serrano peppers if you know you love fiery heat!
Serrano Peppers Heat Level (10,000 – 23,000 SHU)
1 seeded serrano pepper = medium spicy 2 seeded serrano peppers = hot
Jalapeno Pepper Heat Level (2,500 – 8,000 SHU)
1 seeded jalapeno pepper = mild 2 seeded jalapeno peppers = mild to medium spicy 3 seeded jalapeno peppers = medium to hot 4 seeded jalapeno peppers = hot
The above is a generalized calculation as even the same type of pepper can vary significantly in heat. As you can see by the serrano vs. jalapeno Scoville Heat Units, each jalapeno pepper can range anywhere from 2,500 – 8,000 SHU and a serrano pepper can vary between 10,000 – 23,000 SHU. On average, however, serrano peppers are 3 times hotter than jalapeno peppers. The two serrano peppers I happened to use, however, were crazy hot and although I like spicy, it was way too spicy for me. It is hard to subtract heat but it is easy to add, so when in doubt, use less heat (in this case, peppers).
How to Use Salsa Verde
Salsa Verde isn’t just for dipping chips. It’s fabulous in enchiladas, pastas, salad dressings, casseroles, soups, curries, dips and on and on. I also love to add it to pasta or zucchini noodles with roasted tomatoes for a light dinner (recipe coming soon) to use as a marinade with olive oil for 3 Ingredient Salsa Verde Chicken, even drizzle some on veggies before roasting them, or add to cooked rice, beans and fish. Check out just a few of my recipes you can use your Homemade Salsa Verde in!
Slow Cooker Salsa Verde Chicken Salsa Verde Honey Lime Chicken Enchiladas (READERS FAV!) Creamy Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas Salsa Verde Pepper Jack Macaroni and Cheese Salsa Verde Honey Lime Chicken and Rice Bake Salas Verde Chicken Tortilla Soup Queso Verde Corn Dip Chicken in Coconut Mango Verde Sauce (READERS FAV!)
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