Oven Roasted Tomatillos Food

OVEN ROASTED TOMATILLOS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Arrange tomatillos on pan. Drizzle olive oil on top of tomatillos and stir so they're coated with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt.
• Bake for 60-70 minutes, stirring half way through. Cook until tomatillos look like they've popped.
• Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator for a few days. Alternatively, you can place these in freezer bags and freeze them.

ROASTED TOMATILLO SALSA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Add the tomatillos to a baking sheet along with the jalapenos and onion wedges. Toss with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and roast about 7 minutes. Turn the vegetables, add the garlic and roast until everything is slightly softened and charred, another 7 to 8 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• Peel the garlic and remove the stems and seeds from the jalapenos. Add the roasted vegetables to the bowl of a food processor and pulse until still slightly chunky but well combined. Add the cilantro, lime juice and 1 teaspoon salt and pulse until incorporated. With the processor running, stream in the remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil until the salsa is slightly runny but not smooth. At this point you can season with additional salt if desired.
• Serve with chips or as a salsa for tacos and burritos.

ROASTED TOMATILLO SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Spread the tomatillos, garlic, jalapenos, bell pepper, poblano and onion on a baking sheet and season with salt and pepper. Drizzle with olive oil and toss everything to coat. Roast until the vegetables are soft, 10 to 15 minutes. Let cool for a few minutes.
• Remove the seeds from the peppers. Put all of the roasted vegetables and the cilantro into a food processor or blender. Process until still a bit chunky. Thin with some water if it is too thick. Stir in the lime zest and juice. Let cool completely.
• Use immediately or pour into freezer bags, label and freeze.

ROASTED TOMATILLO SALSA

Steps:

• Set the oven or toaster oven to broil (alternatively, you can preheat the oven to 500degreesF) and preheat. If you're using the oven broiler, position the rack 8 inches from the heat source.
• Put the tomatillos on a foil-lined baking pan and roast in the oven, turning them over once halfway through, until their tops and bottoms have blackened and the tomatillos are a khaki-green color and cooked to the core, 20 to 30 minutes. Let them cool to room temperature.
• Meanwhile, heat a comal, griddle, or heavy skillet over medium-low heat and toast the chiles and roast the garlic on the comal, turning them over frequently until the chiles have puffed up and are blistered in spots, 3 to 5 minutes, and the garlic is tender and golden brown with some blackened spots, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Put the roasted tomatillos, chiles, and garlic in the blender jar with the water and salt and blend until smooth (the tomatillo seeds will still be visible). Season to taste with additional salt.

ROASTED TOMATILLO SALSA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place the tomatillos, garlic and onion on a baking sheet. Drizzle the vegetables with the olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Roast the vegetables in the oven until browned and softened, about 15 to 20 minutes. Remove the vegetables from the oven and place the tomatillos and onion in a food processor. Squeeze the garlic cloves out of their peels into the food processor. Add the jalapeno, juice of 1 lemon and lime to the vegetables. Pulse until the mixture is fully incorporated but not pureed. Season the salsa with salt and pepper, to taste, and set aside.

SMOOTH ROASTED TOMATILLO SALSA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°.
• Put the tomatillos, garlic and peppers on a baking sheet.
• Drizzle with the olive oil, season with salt and pepper.
• Roast the vegetables in the oven until browned and softened, about 15-20 minutes.
• Remove from oven and place the tomatillos in a food processor.
• Squeeze the garlic cloves in the food processor.
• Peel, seed the peppers and place in the food processor.
• Add onions, juice of lemon and lime to the veggies.
• Pulse until the mixture is fully incorporated but not pureed.
• Season the salsa with salt and pepper.

ROASTED TOMATILLO SALSA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 500°F
• Place tomatillos, garlic, jalapenos and onion on an ungreased baking pan.
• Cook, stirring once, until vegetables are charred,. about 15 minutes; set aside to cool.
• Remove stems (but not seeds) from peppers; discard.
• Peel garlic.
• Transfer ingredients to a food processor; process until coarsely chopped.
• Transfer to a medium bowl; stir in lime juice, cilantro, olive oil, sugar, salt and pepper until well-blended.
• Salsa will keep, refrigerated, up to 4 days.

SLOW-ROASTED TOMATILLOS AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place tomatillos and tomatoes, cut sides up, on a rimmed baking sheet. Drizzle with oil, and sprinkle with coriander; season with salt and pepper. Toss to combine, then spread in an even layer. Bake until tomatillos and tomatoes are very soft and browned in spots, 45 to 55 minutes. To store, cover and refrigerate, up to 3 days.

ROASTED TOMATILLO SAUCE

Steps:

• On a non-stick cookie sheet, place the tomatillos, poblano chiles, and onion, and place them under the broiler.
• Broil the vegetables for 3 to 5 minutes per side, turning them as their skins begin to char.
• The entire process should take around 15 minutes.
• After 12 minutes of broiling time, add the cloves of garlic.
• Remove the cookie sheet from the oven and set aside to cool.
• When the tomatillos and poblano chiles are cool to the touch, remove their skins, stems, and seeds, and discard.
• Remove and discard the onion skin, as well.
• Transfer the tomatillos, poblano chiles, onion, and garlic to a food processor or blender, and pulse a few times to roughly chop the vegetables.
• Add the cilantro, lime juice, and cumin, and continue to pulse to form a chunky puree.
• Add salt to taste and a little unbleached cane sugar, if desired.
• Transfer the mixture to an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
• Serves as a sauce for Mexican and Southwestern style dishes, as a sauce for steamed vegetables and grains, or as a dip with raw veggies or tortilla chips.