Tomatillo Sauce, Mango Salsa, Guacamole

TOMATILLO SALSA

Ingredients:

• 12 tomatillos - remove husks, rinse
• 1 to 2 medium jalapeños, stemmed 
• ½ medium onion
• small handful cilantro leaves
• a couple limes, juiced
• salt to taste

Directions:

• Preheat the broiler with a rack near top, put tomatillos and jalapenos on baking pan with tin foil, broil until blackened (5 min?) then flip and broil another 5 min
• Food processor: chop onion, cilantro, 2 tablespoons lime juice and ½ teaspoon salt. 
• Add tomatillos and jalapenos to food processor, blend until smooth
• Leave in fridge a few hours to thicken 

MANGO SALSA

Ingredients:

• 1 large or 2 small mangoes
• 1 red pepper
• 1/4 cup red onion
• 1 jalapeño seeded 
• 1/2 lime juiced
• 3 tablespoons chopped cilantro
• 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 tsp cumin
• salt to taste

Directions:

• All of this can be done in the food processor: first process onion, pepper, cilantro, and jalapeno
• Add remaining ingredients and pulse until coarsely blended
• Let stand about 30 min before serving

GUACAMOLE

Ingredients: 

• 5 ripe avocados
• 1 tsp salt
• A couple limes, juiced
• 1/2 red or yellow onion, diced
• 1-2 jalapenos, seeds removed, diced
• 2 tablespoons cilantro (leaves and tender stems), finely chopped
• A dash of freshly grated black pepper
• 1 ripe tomato, seeds and pulp removed, chopped

Directions:

• Chop onion, jalapenos, cilantro, and tomato in food processor
• Remove to bowl, add in avocado, lime juice, salt/pepper and mix gently until desired consistency