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Easy Homemade Salsa Verde

August 16, 2018 By Julia 9 Comments

Easy Homemade Salsa Verde uses six simple ingredients to create a sweet salsa verde that is vegan and gluten-free. Fresh tomatillos are blended together with onion, garlic, cilantro and lime juice for the perfect salsa for dipping or topping on tacos.

EASY HOMEMADE SALSA VERDE

Last year I started growing tomatillos in my garden. They ended up being a lot easier to grow than I originally thought they would be. By the end of the summer had a weekly supply of them and knew I had to start using them to make this Easy Homemade Salsa Verde.

One thing I love is salsa. I love all kinds of salsa from fruits salsa like this Watermelon Salsa to a Restaurant Style Salsa to todays Easy Homemade Salsa Verde. Salsas are great as a snack or appetizer of course but I also like having them on hand for these fish tacos or rice bowls. Today’s salsa verde is so easy to make. Sometimes with tomatillos you will see people roast them when making salsa, which I love. But of course roasting takes time and today’s salsa uses raw tomatillos to save you time.

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