Ninfa's Green Tomato Salsa

This recipe for a creamy green tomato salsa with tomatillos, avocado, and sour cream is famous in Houston, Texas.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 46 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups sour cream
• 1 jalapeno pepper, chopped
• 3 small garlic cloves
• 3 green tomatoes, chopped
• 4 fresh tomatillos - husked, rinsed, and chopped
• 3 avocados - peeled, pitted, and sliced
• 4 sprigs cilantro

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Stir tomatoes, tomatillos, jalapeno pepper, and garlic together in a saucepan; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and cook at a simmer until the tomatoes and tomatillos soften, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and let tomato mixture cool slightly.

Step 2

Pour cooled tomato mixture into a blender pitcher; add avocado slices, cilantro, and salt. Blend the mixture until smooth; transfer to a bowl.

Step 3

Stir sour cream into the blended mixture until smooth.