Roasted Tomatilla Dip 

I'm calling this a dip, rather than a salsa, because it's thick like a dip.  I've made tomatilla salsa a few times with many ingredients and spices.  Everytime it turned out great, however, this time I was looking for a simple, uncomplicated, truly tasty green condiment to go on top of chicken fajitas.

You know, as well as I, the best way to find out if a recipe is good, is to take it to a party.  Saturday night, we spent the evening with a large group of kinfolks and kinfolk-in-laws.  It was comprised of many picky eaters and some that would eat anything you put in front of them.  It was the perfect testing grounds.

The roasted tomatilla dip was a HIT! They chowed down on it with chips, but a lot of folks used it as a condiment for their fajitas. Many said they enjoyed it's fresh mild flavor, instead of being another spicy salsa.  YEAH!!!

SO, HERE'S ALL IT TAKES

• 10 to 15 tomatilla
• canola oil
• salt & pepper
• 1 bunch of cilantro
• 4 green onions
• 1 garlic clove
• fresh juice of 1/2 lime

Preheat the oven to 400F degrees.

Remove the husks from the tomatillas.  In a large bowl, wash the tomatillas in warm water with a drop or two of dish soup until the sticky skin is not more. Rinse well.

Cut the tomatillas in half or quarters, whatever it takes to make them the same size.  Place on a sheet pan, drizzle with enough oil to keep them from sticking, season with salt & pepper.  Roast tomatillas for 10-15 minutes.

Meanwhile, grab a handful of cilantro, rinse and pat dry, then drop into a food processor.  Roughly chop the green onions and garlic clove, throw them into the processor and give them a few pulses until all is minced up.

When the tomatillas are out of the oven and slightly cooled, scrap them and their juices into the food processor, add the juice of the lime.  Pulse a few times until all is well mixed and slightly pureed.  It doesn't take much.

You're ready for dippin' or spreadin' it on! Like most good eats, it's ALWAYS tastier on the 2nd day.  It might be better on the 3rd, but this dip didn't last that long to find out.