Avocado and Roasted Tomatillo Salsa
- 1/2 pound fresh tomatillos
- 1/2 small onion
- 2 garlic cloves, unpeeled
- 2 tablespoons packed fresh cilantro leaves
- 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1 fresh jalapeno chile
- 1 1/2 firm-ripe California avocados
- Preheat broiler.
- Remove husks and rinse tomatillos under warm water to remove stickiness.
- Halve onion half and arrange on rack of a broiler pan with tomatillos and garlic.
- Broil vegetables 1 to 2 inches from heat, turning them once, until softened and slightly charred, about 10 minutes.
- Peel garlic and put in a food processor with tomatillos, onion, cilantro, and salt.
- Wearing rubber gloves, discard seeds from jalapeno if desired and coarsely chop.
- Add jalapeno to tomatillo mixture and puree until mixture is almost smooth.
- Transfer tomatillo mixture to a bowl.
- Halve and pit avocado and scoop flesh into tomatillo mixture.
- With a fork mash avocado into mixture, leaving texture coarse.
onion, garlic, cilantro, salt, jalapeno chile, avocados
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/avocado-and-roasted-tomatillo-salsa-15511 (may not work)