Ninfa's Green Tomato Salsa

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Servings: 40
Yield: 40 servings

Description

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

Ingredients

3 green tomatoes, chopped
4 fresh tomatillos - husked, rinsed, and chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, chopped
3 small garlic cloves
3 avocados - peeled, pitted, and sliced
4 sprigs cilantro
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups sour cream

Directions

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