Fire up your Traeger, or whatever smoker you’ve got. Today we’re making a big batch of Smoked Tomatillo Salsa that will blow you away. The rich flavor from the fresh vine-ripened vegetables meets the simplicity of wood-fired cooking to make something more than the sum of their parts. You and your family will love this easy recipe, and will want a batch of it regularly for dipping with chips, loading onto tacos or burritos, or whatever else you can throw at it!

Smoked Tomatillo Salsa Recipe

Homemade salsa isn’t something I really got into until recently. I love the salsa we get at our favorite Mexican restaurants, but struggled to find a good substitute at the grocery store when we didn’t want to go out to eat.

Turns out most jarred salsas are FAR from what you are getting at the local taqueria, and a lot of that has to do with the process that is required for cooking and canning the salsa to make them shelf stable.

This smoked tomatillo salsa recipe is fresh and delicious, with just the right hit of heat to satisfy that part of your taste buds. It is NOT shelf stable or suitable for canning, but it does keep in the fridge for a week and also freezes pretty well too.

The beauty of this recipe, and all my salsa recipes, is that you can really customize it easily to suit your own tastes. Love tomatoes? Add some more! Obsessed with garlic? Throw an extra 5-6 cloves in the batch. Experiment and make it your own!

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Smoked Tomatillo Salsa shopping list

Wondering if you have to hit the store? Here’s the list of items you’ll need to make this recipe. For specific amounts, please refer to the printable recipe card at the bottom of the post.

• Tomatillos
• Roma tomatoes
• Yellow onions
• Garlic
• Jalapeño peppers
• Limes
• Salt
• Cilantro

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How to make Smoked Tomatillo Salsa

This is just the overview so you can see what you’re actually getting into here. When you are cooking, you’ll want to use the full recipe at the bottom of the page.

Try our original Traeger Smoked Salsa too!

Smoked Tomatillo Salsa FAQ

Try our Smoked Salsa Verde too!

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