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Green Tomato Salsa Recipe

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From 1,001 Low-Fat Soups and Stews edited by Sue Spitler (Surrey Books), for About.com

Low-fat fresh salsa is made from tomatillos. Goes great with white chili.

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 8 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 12 ounces Mexican green tomatoes (tomatillos)
  • Water
  • 1/2 small onion, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 Tablespoon fine-chopped cilantro
  • 1 teaspoon minced Jalapeno chilies
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/8 teaspoon sugar
  • Salt, to taste

Preparation:

Remove and discard husks from green tomatoes. Simmer in water to cover in large saucepan 5 to 8 minutes until tender. Cool and drain, reserving liquid.

Process tomatoes, onions, garlic, cilantro, jalapeno chiles, cumin, and sugar in a food processor fitted with the metal blade, using on/off pulses, until almost smooth, adding enough reserved liquid to make medium dipping consistency. Season with salt.

Goes great with Low-Fat White Chili.

Yield: about 1 cup

Per (2-tablespoon) serving: 17 calories, less than 5 percent calories from fat, .51 gram protein, 3 grams carbohydrates, .89 gram total fiber, trace fat, no cholesterol .82 milligram sodium.

Recipe Source: 1,001 Low-Fat Soups and Stews edited by Sue Spitler with Linda Yoakam (Surrey Books)
Reprinted with permission.

4 out of 5 4 out of 5
surprisingly great!October 07, 2009By shysunshine
"Sweet, tangy and a bit of a spicy zest! I will be saving this recipe for the future years when fall came too soon for my tomato plants!"

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