Appetizers & Tapas

February 18, 2023

Tomatillo Cream Sauce

It's easy to find recipes for Tomatillo salsas but what else can this vegetable do?

This Sunday I returned home from the farmer's market with a warm bag of just-roasted-tomatillos. Fire-roasted by Red's Roasters, they were ready to be turned into whatever I envisioned.

I had made tomatillo salsa. I had made salsa verde.

But I wanted to see what else this unique vegetable could do.

cilantro, lime, and avocado are key ingredients

So I did my very favorite thing to do in the kitchen. I experimented. Sometimes, this doesn't turn out so well. I may end up with sauces that break, or dressings that still need some finessing. However, this experiment was a success on the first round.

straining the sauce filters out the tougher husks of the tomatillo, creating a smooth and creamy sauce

This tomatillo sauce is creamy (straining the sauce is key), flavorful, zesty, and...interesting.

Even my husband (who does not claim to be a foodie) tried some on chicken and asked with curiosity "What is that? It's really good." Success!

Try this as a sauce over grilled veggies and meats, as a topping to a portobello mushroom burger, as a dip with chips, or as a pasta sauce. Comment and let me know your own recipe you create using this sauce!

Tomatillo Cream Sauce

A tomatillo recipe that isn't a salsa! This tomatillo cream sauce can step in to act as a dip for chips, a sauce to drizzle over roasted vegetables or meats, a flavorful boost for white rice, or it can stand on it's own as a Southwestern pasta sauce.

Author:

Amanda Harrell

Prep:

15

min

cook:

15

min

total:

30

min

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Ingredients

  • 5 roasted tomatillos (you may be able to find roasted. If not, instructions below.
  • 1/2 bunch cilantro, coarsely chopped
  • 1 ripe avocado
  • 1 clove, crushed
  • Juice of 2 limes
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1 + 1/2 Tbsp agave syrup
  • 7/8 tsp salt + black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. If roasting, peel outer dry husk from tomatillo and rinse thoroughly. Preheat oven to 425.
  2. Cut tomatillos in half and place in a baking sheet with edges or roasting pan. Roast in oven or toaster oven until skin is blistered and tomatillos are soft, turning to roast alternate sides about halfway through. Allow to cool before using.
  3. Place roasted tomatillos in a blender. (I made mine in a Nutribullet which worked fine).
  4. If tomatillos have extra liquid from roasting, add some of the liquid too.
  5. Add cilantro, lime, garlic, and agave syrup to blender and blend until ingredients are finely chopped.
  6. Add in sour cream, avocado, salt and pepper and blend until completely smooth.
  7. Taste and adjust to add more salt if you prefer.
  8. Pour tomatillo cream sauce through a chinoise or fine mesh strainer into jars to store. Straining will help extract the rougher parts or husks from the tomatillo.
  9. Store refrigerated. Sauce will keep for about one week.
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