I am so easily lead. I read this post
Green Enchilada Sauce over at 'Sheep Spinach and Strawberries' back in March. I had never heard of a 'Tamatillo'. I promptly popped on Ebay and ordered some seeds. My Dad planted the seeds and nurtured them into healthy plants. He has had a bumper Tomatillo Harvest too and plans to make 'Salsa Verde'. This was this mornings pickings.
This is a ripe and ready Tomatillo. You peel back the paper lantern and inside is a tomato looking thing. It is a bit tacky to touch. I harvested more than I thought I would, I probably had about a Kilo.
This is what the inside looks like. I was a bit hesitant to try one raw but I popped it in a chewed. They are strangely pleasant. They taste like a cross between a Tomato and a Green Pepper.
I found some dried up chillis in the greenhouse and a surprise cucumber!
I decide to make a 'Green Enchilada Sauce in the slowpot.
I put them all in the pot on 'High' with four or five chillis, four cloves of garlic, a chopped onion, salt and pepper and two tablespoons of Olive Oil. After a couple of hours I whizzed it all together with my hand blender.
I am left with a large pot of 'Green Sauce'. Let me tell you it is delicious. It is very tangy. The only key ingredient I was missing is fresh coriander and this sauce seems to be crying out for it. I am going to freeze it in small pots and will remember to buy the coriander.
I have just had a lovely lunch of 'Cheese Enchiladas with Green Enchilada Sauce'. (Half fat cheese, honest!) I used Mozzarella and Cheddar.
It tasted better than it looks!
Yum! I will definitely be growing more Tomatillos next year.
