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Mad coyote Joe's Blah Blah Blog: Avocado Tomatillo salsa: Salsa de Tomatillo y Aguacate Avocado Tomatillo salsa This easy salsa is a must for flautas. It’s also fantastic with chips or Mexic...

Avocado Tomatillo salsa

Salsa de Tomatillo y Aguacate

Avocado Tomatillo salsa

This easy salsa is a must for flautas. It’s also fantastic with chips or Mexican breakfast. It is so fresh tasting and goes well with roasted meats or poultry. It will be a welcome addition to your holiday table

6 tomatillos, husked and rinsed well

1/2 white onion, chopped

1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped

1 clove garlic, minced

1 serrano chile, stem removed

2 tablespoons water

1 teaspoon salt

1 ripe Haas avocado, peeled and cubed

Place tomatillos, onion, cilantro, garlic, chile, water, and salt in a blender; purée until smooth. Add avocado and purée until smooth. Add more water if needed. salsa should be a little thicker than tomato sauce.

Makes 3 cups

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Sonoran Potage Bonne Femme... Delicious Potato Soup

Sonoran Potage Bonne Femme

Potage Bonne Femme is a classic French soup. The name basically means 'Good Woman Soup.' As always, I've given it a Sonoran twist. Don't let the name fool you -- this soup is quick, easy, and most of all delicious.

3 CLOVES Garlic, peeled and chopped

1 Large shallot, peeled and chopped

1 Large leek, chopped

1 White onion, chopped

3 TBL Sweet butter

2 TBL Flour

6 C Chicken broth

4 C White potatoes, peeled, cubed and rinsed

1 C Poblano chile, roasted and peeled

1/2 C Heavy cream

1 TBL Fresh thyme, chopped fine

1/2 TSP Lavender, chopped fine

Salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste

Garnish

1 C Sour cream

1 Chipotle chile (canned, not dried) with a little adobo sauce (the sauce that Chipotle chiles are canned in)

Fresh Thyme, chopped fine

3 CLOVES Garlic, peeled and chopped

1 Large shallot, peeled and chopped

1 Large leek, chopped

1 White onion, chopped

3 TBL Sweet butter

2 TBL Flour

6 C Chicken broth

4 C White potatoes, peeled, cubed and rinsed

1 C Poblano chile, roasted and peeled

1/2 C Heavy cream

1 TBL Fresh thyme, chopped fine

1/2 TSP Lavender, chopped fine

Salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste

Garnish

1 C Sour cream

1 Chipotle chile (canned, not dried) with a little adobo sauce (the sauce that Chipotle chiles are canned in)

Fresh Thyme, chopped fine

1. Sauté garlic, shallot, leek and onion in butter until translucent. Add flour and fry until Roux is light beige. Add chicken broth and potatoes.

2. Simmer until potatoes are extremely soft. Puree with an electric hand whisk, or blender. Stir in chilies, cream, thyme. and lavender and adjust seasonings.

3. Whisk sour cream, Chipotle with adobo sauce together. Ladle soup into bowls, top with a dollop of Chipotle cream and a sprinkle of fresh thyme.