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Tomatillo-Avocado Salsa with Tortilla Chips

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Tomatillo-Avocado Salsa with Tortilla Chips

The tangy tomatillos are balanced by rich, buttery avocados. Serve with your favorite tortilla chips—and Margaritas.

Ingredients

Makes about 6 cups (20 to 24) servings

2 pounds tomatillos,* husked, rinsed, finely chopped (4 1/2 to 5 cups)
2 large avocados (about 1 1/3 pounds total), halved, pitted, peeled, finely chopped (about 2 cups)
3/4 cup finely chopped red onion
3/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 serrano chiles, seeded, minced
Purchased tortilla chips
  1. Step 1

    Place chopped tomatillos in strainer set over large bowl and let drain 1 hour. Discard juices in bowl. Transfer tomatillos to large serving bowl. Add avocados, red onion, cilantro, lime juice, olive oil, and chiles; stir gently to mix. Season salsa to taste with salt. DO AHEAD:Can be made 2 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate.

    Step 2

    Serve salsa with tortilla chips.

  2. Step 3

    • Green, tomato-like fruits with papery husks; available in the produce section of some supermarkets and at Latin markets.

Nutrition Per Serving

Per serving: 94.3 kcal calories
57.8 % calories from fat 6.1 g fat
0.9 g saturated fat
1.8 mg cholesterol
9.8 g carbohydrates
2.2 g dietary fiber
1.3 g total sugars
7.6 g net carbohydrates
2.0 g protein
#### Nutritional analysis provided by Bon Appétit
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  • I've taken this to a picnic and to a Christmas psrty and given it neighbors and friends. Everyone raves about it.

    • Anonymous

    • New Port Richey, FL

    • 5/3/2011

  • This is one of my party go-to recipes - I roast the tomatillos until the skin is just charred - adding fresh tomatoes is a good addition and adds some visual interest. Always the first dip to be gone.

    • sookee0310

    • Richfield, WI

    • 8/6/2010

  • 美味的,超级简单。它的描述a nice balance of the tangy taste of the tomatillos with the buttery goodness of the avocados is quite accurate. Only thing I would recommend is running the tomatillos through a food processor, since their skin can be difficult to cut with a knife alone.

    • silversonic

    • Cleveland, OH

    • 4/23/2010

  • We have made this many times . Have added tomatoes , when fresh and in season. Have also skipped the lime juice , and added sugar. Its a great salsa recipe that you can play with to get the taste you like . But , the tomatillo-avocado(rough chopped ) is what makes this recipe.

    • Anonymous

    • calabash, nc

    • 2/14/2010

  • Such a nice change--served it at my superbowl party..everybody loved it

    • LSilvera

    • Danville, CA

    • 2/9/2010

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