10-21-2007, 02:46 PM
Hey all,
I wanted to share some recent garden success. I started purple 'de Milpa' tomatillos from seed in the middle of August, planted them out in the middle of September and now they are just starting to bear fruit. They are going like crazy, producing a ton of purple skinned tomatillos. They haven't been bothered by any pests so far. I love salsa verde, so I'll be set for a while. It's pretty easy to make and delicious. Basically you wait until the tomatillo breaks the husk to harvest, then dry roast the husked tomatillos in a heavy skillet until they soften and become a little translucent (it's ok if there are a few brown burned spots). Then you just throw them in a blender with garlic, serrano chiles, salt, lime juice and a little oil and you'll have an awesome salsa verde. They're related to the poha berry which has naturalized here, so I bet they'll do well all over. Buen provecho!
Aloha,
Mitzi
I wanted to share some recent garden success. I started purple 'de Milpa' tomatillos from seed in the middle of August, planted them out in the middle of September and now they are just starting to bear fruit. They are going like crazy, producing a ton of purple skinned tomatillos. They haven't been bothered by any pests so far. I love salsa verde, so I'll be set for a while. It's pretty easy to make and delicious. Basically you wait until the tomatillo breaks the husk to harvest, then dry roast the husked tomatillos in a heavy skillet until they soften and become a little translucent (it's ok if there are a few brown burned spots). Then you just throw them in a blender with garlic, serrano chiles, salt, lime juice and a little oil and you'll have an awesome salsa verde. They're related to the poha berry which has naturalized here, so I bet they'll do well all over. Buen provecho!
Aloha,
Mitzi
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