Easy Homemade Salsa verde, made with tomatillos, serrano o jalapeño peppers. This authentic Mexican salsa is the way we make it in Mexico. Goes great with carnitas, steak tacos, and grilled chicken.
Prep time: PT5M
Cook time: PT15M
Total time: PT20M
Rating
4.93 stars (108 reviews)
Keywords
authentic Mexican salsa verde,, green tomato salsa recipe, how to make spicy tomatillo salsa verde
Ingredients
6 tomatillos (husked and washed. About 2 cups.)
3 tablespoon of chopped onion
1 clove of garlic
2 or 3 serranos peppers (if using Jalapeño peppers use 1)
Salt to taste
About 3 cups of water to cook the tomatoes and peppers.
4 tbsp Chopped Chilantro (Optional)
Categories
Salsas
Cuisine
Mexican
Steps
In a saucepan, bring the water to a boil. Add the pepper and tomatillos, simmer, uncovered, for 12-15 minutes.
Drain, reserving 1/4 cup water of the liquid.
In a blender, puree the peppers, tomatillos, garlic and chopped onion, the cilantro if using, then add the reserved liquid if needed to get a saucier texture.
Transfer to a bowl and add salt to taste.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 2 Tbsp
Calories: 5 kcal
Carbohydrates: 1 g
Protein: 1 g
Fat: 1 g
Saturated Fat: 1 g
Sodium: 1 mg
Sugar: 1 g
Reviews
Pat on 2025-07-12 (3 stars): Roast the green tomatoes or burn them over the flame for more flavor!
Enrique Mendoza on 2025-06-12 (5 stars): Amazing salsa verde ! My friends have me make it for them, they can’t get enough ! I substituted the pepper for Thai red chillies to add colour. Muchos Gracias !
Susan on 2025-05-31 (5 stars): Mely, I’ve made all sorts of salsas, and I’ve never made salsa verde. I was too chicken, seriously! Silly I know. I needed some salsa verde to make Chuy’s Creamy Jalapeño dipping sauce. I was using the canned tomatillos and this time I used fresh tomatillos. It was much fresher tasting using the fresh ones. I’m so glad I used your recipe! Restaurant salsa verde never has tasted good enough so I avoided it. Yours definitely is a winner for this American Mexican. Born and raised for 30 years in Mexico of anglo parents and now living in the US. Pero pura Mexicana de corazón. I love your cookbook and use it often. I’ll eventually buy your second cookbook. Gracias Mely!
Kate on 2025-05-26 (5 stars): Best salsa verde I've ever had, even better than our local Mexican restaurant. Made with carnitas and it was fantastic!
Bri on 2025-01-11 (5 stars): Really great recipe! I used one deseeded jalapeño because that’s what I had on hand. It tastes like I worked really hard on this salsa but it was actually so easy. Thank you!
Dave on 2024-10-19 (5 stars): Fantastic
Adam B on 2024-08-08 (5 stars): Very simple and easy to follow recipe. Turned out perfect. I used 4 serrano's because I enjoy the extra heat. Thanks for sharing!
Shirley veal on 2024-07-05 (5 stars): Love the green salsa recipe. So tasty!!
Sandra on 2024-01-21 (5 stars): Hi Mely,
I love your recipes! How do I keep my salsa from getting thick and chunky the next day?
Chris on 2023-12-03 (5 stars): Will make again. Delicious
Gale on 2023-07-16 (5 stars): So Good!!!!
Behan on 2023-06-04 (5 stars): Lyssa, I'm planning to can this and will try to remember to comment back here.
