Fig, tomatillo and avocado salsa

I found figs in local market for first time. They were so sweet. They were sweet enough to eat by themselves. After eating few, thought of making something out of it. I made Fig salad. I tossed kale, lettuce leaf, some left over butternut squash, pomegranate, pine nuts. Look for recipe here. I still had few left which are not ripe enough. I thought to make some thing with them so that I don’t have to eat non ripened ones by themselves. Went through my refrigerator. Found avocados and tomatillos. Hmmm… may be a dip???

I roasted tomatillos slightly. Cut 1/4th of red onion. Slit avocado. I always crave for some spice in every dish. I grabbed a couple of chillies. Cilantro is my all time favorite half spice. Yes half spice. I heard few people referring Cilantro as half spice.

Fig, tomatillo and avocado salsa

 

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Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

10 mins

Total time

20 mins

 

Author: Ujwala Chintala

Recipe type: Appetizer

Cuisine: Mexican

Serves: 5

Ingredients

• 4 medium sized tomatillos
• 3 avocados
• 6 figs
• 2 chillies
• ¼ of medium sized red onion
• 5 sprigs cilantro
• Salt

Instructions

1. Cut tomatillos into quarters. Roast on a pan till soft. Let them cool.
2. Make a slit around avocados till you feel seed. Pull both parts apart. Remove, discard skin and seed.
3. Cut red onions into cubes.
4. Place all ingredients in food processor. Pulse lightly, stopping briefly to see they are not mushy.
5. Remove while it is still chunky.
6. Serve with organic whole-grain tortilla chips.

Nutrition Information

Serving size: 5

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