Tarheel Steve's Salsa Verde

Ingredients

• 2 green New Mexico chiles
• 1 green habanero chile
• 12 fresh tomatillos
• 1 md. onion
• chopped
• 1 tsp. fresh garlic
• minced
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro
• snipped
• 1 tsp. extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tbsp. fresh lime juice
• Salt and pepper
• to taste

Instructions

1. On fork, hold New Mexico chiles over a hot gas or electric burner until well blistered.
2. Place in a paper bag for 1/2 hour and remove skins, remove stems and seeds; chop.
3. Remove the hulls from the tomatillos and wash thoroughly; cut in half.
4. Pulse tomatillos in a food processor until coarsely chopped.
5. Add chiles, onion, garlic and cilantro; blend.
6. Pour the mixture into a bowl and add the oil and lime juice.
7. Salt and pepper, to taste.
8. Cover and chill well before serving.