Comments on: Oven-Roasted Tomatillo Salsa

By: Friday Foodie Fix- Tomatillos — Gluten Free-Dairy Free Recipes | The W.H.O.L.E. Gang

Sun, 03 Oct 2010 17:19:54 +0000

[...] green ones at the farmers market. I really wanted to make purple salsa like Andrea Meyers from Andrea’s Recipes. It looks amazing and since they are freshly grown on her property, I’m sure it tastes [...]

By: Linda @ Kitchen Therapy

Linda @ Kitchen Therapy — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:56:48 +0000

Hi Andrea,
We grew purple tomatillos this year too. Ours were a very wishy washy color with large splashes of green. Yours were such an amazing color, I am jealous. My husband made jam out of everything this year, even the tomatillos. Still, my favorite use is in white chicken chili.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:38:06 +0000

Hi Candace. Purple of Milpa (Purple de Milpa) is a bit of a generic term for purple tomatillos. Milpas are the highland fields in which they grow in Mexico, hence the name. Though I did a lot of searching this year, I have not found further specific varieties of purple tomatillos.

By: Candace Snook

Candace Snook — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:59:16 +0000

Do you know what variety of purple tomatillo yours were? I grew mine for the express purpose of making purple salsa. I don’t know if there are more than one type of purple tomatillo but if there are, I am switching! Mine were Purple of Milpa

By: Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:47:21 +0000

Hi Candace. Our tomatillos had a lovely shade of purple inside and retained a pinkish purple color after roasting, though the color will fade more the longer they cook. As I mentioned in the recipe, we used red onions in the salsa, which helps with the brilliant color.

By: Candace Snook

Candace Snook — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:46:06 +0000

I grew purple tomatillos this summer and the resulting salsa was a brownish grey colour! My tomatillos, although dark purple on the outside was quite green on the inside (even if I picked them off the ground, not off the plant) Is it roasting that creates that lovely grapey colour?

By: Candace Snook

Candace Snook — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:42:44 +0000

What the hell!? I grew purple tomatillos this summer and the resulting salsa was a brownish grey colour! My tomatillos, although dark purple on the outside was quite green on the inside (even if I picked them off the ground, not off the plant) Is it roasting that creates that lovely grapey colour?

By: Diane-The WHOLE Gang

Diane-The WHOLE Gang — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:11:23 +0000

I love roasted tomatillo salsa and always roast mine. I love these purple tomatillos. I was so bummed that mine didn’t grow. I’ll be back next year to that wonderful garden shop you shared to try again. I think I just need to take out some of those thorny rose bushes that grow all over the place and look a mess, and add in these plants. Next spring I’ll have to get some pointers. I did have tons of green ones. I better go grab what’s left. Purple is my favorite color too! I’m still getting things back together after BlogHer Food. Can’t wait til next year!!!!

By: Andrea

Andrea — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:18:39 +0000

Thanks everyone! To anyone wanting to grow the purple tomatillos, we found plants at our favorite local herb farm, Debaggio's. They carry a huge variety of herbs and vegetables, but I've also found seeds on Amazon and a few gardening sites.

By: Lydia (The Perfect Pantry)

Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:52:54 +0000

I never see purple tomatillos in the markets — they make the most gorgeous salsa! I’d love to try growing my own next summer.