Tag: condiment
Smoked Tomatillo Salsa
Smoked Tomatillo Salsa
I really like tomatillo salsa and wanted to see what it tastes like with the ingredients smoked. The answer: even better! The ingredients take no more than 2 hours to smoke in your smoker. It’s ready to use as soon as you purée the ingredients in a food processor. The salsa will keep for up to a week in the refrigerator.
Equipment
- Electric Smoker
- food processor
Ingredients
- 1 lb tomatillos
- 1/2 medium onion
- 2 jalapeños
- 2 green onions
- 1 head garlic
- 1/2 cup cilantro
- 3 tbsp white vinegar
- 1/2 tsp salt
Wood Chips
- mesquite wood chips
Instructions
- Place the tomatillos, onion, garlic, jalapeños, and green onions on your smokers rack.
- Place in a preheated 250 degree smoker for 2 hours.
- Let the ingredients cool.
- Add the smoked ingredients along with the cilantro, vinegar, and salt to a food processor.
- Purée until smooth.
Avocado Vinaigrette
Avocado Vinaigrette
Avocado vinaigrettes are a popular salad dressing eaten all over Colombia. All the ingredients get puréed in a food processor until smooth. Drizzle on top of your favorite salad greens. It is even great as a dip.
Equipment
- food processor
Ingredients
- 1 avocado
- 1/2 lime juiced
- 3 tbsp vinegar
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 3 tsp parsley
- 3 tsp cilantro
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Place all of the ingredients in a food processor.
- Purée until smooth.
Smoked Salsa
Smoked Salsa
Why not smoke the ingredients that go into a salsa? If I’m making smoked carnitas tacos, I have plenty of time to smoke jalapeños, tomatoes, onions, and garlic. I think I’ll keep smoking and continue to come up with these great ideas. Smokedy, smokedy, smokedy…Also, this salsa will keep in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Equipment
- Electric Smoker
- food processor
Ingredients
- 5 Roma tomatoes
- 1 head garlic left whole
- 1 medium white onion peeled; sliced in half horizontally
- 4 jalapeños
- 1/4 cup cilantro
- 4 tbsp vinegar
- 1/2 tsp salt
Wood Chips
- hickory wood chips
- pecan wood chips
Instructions
- Arrange the vegetables on the smokers rack.
- Preheat the smoker to 225 degrees according to the manufacturer’s directions. Place the rack in the smoker.
- The garlic and onions will take 2 hours to smoke. The tomatoes and jalapeños will take 4 hours. Let cool before pureeing.
- Place all of the ingredients in a food processor. Make sure to peel the garlic.
- Blend until it reaches the consistency of your liking.
