SALSA DE TOMATE VERDE PARA TOSTADAS

Green tomato sauce for tostadas

3 serrano chiles, chopped

1 heaped tablespoon white onion, finely chopped

1 small garlic clove, finely chopped

1/3 cup firmly packed, chopped cilantro

8 ounces tomate verde*, cooked

Salt to taste

Preparation

Using a molcajete or a mortar and pestle. Add first four ingredients and grind them to a paste. Add green tomatoes, mash them lightly into the chili paste and incorporate well (this salsa should have a rough texture). Season with salt and serve it in the molcajete

*Green tomatoes are also known in Canada as green tomatillos and they are available in Kensington market