World's largest tomatillo?

The summer veggies are starting to come in, including tomatillos! As you can see they are doing great. Usually they are about the size of a plum, maybe as big as a large strawberry, but this one is a handful. The kids are away, so I took this one on the kitchen counter. Same variety as other years, and bigger than anything you'll see in Mexico too, according to our tomatillo guru!

Never heard of a tomatillo? They are not well known in our neck of the woods, but super popular in Mexico and the southern U.S. where they are used to make Salsa Verde. Salsa Verde is a delicious green salsa, if you've never had it, it is a must try. Here's our favourite recipe:

Roasted Salsa Verde

1 quart tomatillos
1 medium onion
1 clove garlic
1 (or more) serrano or jalapeño peppers
¼ cup fresh cilantro
½ fresh juice of a lime

Remove husks from tomatillos, rinse. Place tomatillos, onion, garlic, and chiles on cookie sheet, and place under broiler until skins brown. Cool and puree. Add cilantro and lime juice prior to serving.
Keeps three days in refrigerator, freezes well.


If you're interested in blogging, and love food, Julie & Julia is a film not to be missed. Meryl Streep is absolutely superb as Julia Child. I think I put on a couple of pounds just watching the movie! Bon apitite!