Ingredients

  • 5 tomatoes
  • 5 tomatillos, husks removed
  • 2 or 3 jalapenos
  • ½ small onion
  • 1 clove garlic
  • ½ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
  • 2 scallions, finely chopped
  • ½ teaspoon sugar
  • 2 teaspoons lime juice, or to taste
  • Salt to taste
  • Nutritional Information
    • Nutritional analysis per serving (20 servings)

      10 calories; 0 grams fat; 0 grams saturated fat; 0 grams monounsaturated fat; 0 grams polyunsaturated fat; 2 grams carbohydrates; 0 grams dietary fiber; 1 gram sugars; 0 grams protein; 2 milligrams sodium

    • Note: Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available data.

2 1/2 cups

Preparation

  1. Fill a kettle half full of water and bring to a boil. Add the tomatoes, tomatillos and jalapenos and boil 10 minutes. Drain the vegetables, reserving 1 cup of the cooking water. Peel the skin off the tomatoes and trim jalapeno stems.
  2. Transfer the tomatoes, tomatillos and jalapenos to a blender or food processor and add the onion and garlic. Pulse until the vegetables are coarsely chopped. Pulse in 1/4 cup cilantro. Add some of the reserved water if the mixture is too thick.
  3. Transfer the salsa to a bowl and stir in the remaining cilantro, scallions, sugar and lime juice and season to taste with salt.

20 minutes

Dining and Cooking