Comments on: Local Surprises

By: Kristin at The Kitchen Sink

Kristin at The Kitchen Sink — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:12:57 +0000

Beth: I’m glad you gave it a go! And thanks for reporting back about the green tomato substitution too. I bet that’ll be helpful for others.

By: Beth

Beth — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:28:58 +0000

Finally got to try the recipe. My mom brought me down some garden fresh tomatoes: a bunch of green and 3 Romas. On a whim, I grilled one of the green at the same length as the tomatillos, but cut a lot of the time off the Romas. It was fantastic and the green tomato actually was closer in flavor to the tomatillos. Thanks for a great recipe!

By: Kristin at The Kitchen Sink

Kristin at The Kitchen Sink — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:19:27 +0000

Corinne: Thanks! I will certainly submit this for the challenge.

By: Corinne

Corinne — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:18:26 +0000

I’ve never considered grilling tomatillos, but this salsa looks amazing. And timely, too–you should submit this recipe to the root source challenge.

Check it out:
http://www.cookthink.com/blog/?p=1118

By: Kristin at The Kitchen Sink

Kristin at The Kitchen Sink — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:37:32 +0000

Alanna: You know, I don’t even know where the St. Paul market is. I guess we’ve just always gone to the Minneapolis one. Also, well done on the road trip timing! That is something I would do. : )

Amanda: My secret wish is to be a tour guide. I always wanted to be one for the prospective students in college, but—frankly—I simply do not have the coordination for all that backwards walking. That said, I would happily be your tour guide. Provided I don’t have to walk backward.

Tiffany: I sometimes feel blinded by the huge bins of gorgeous tomatoes and corn. Once I can get past those, there are definitely little treasures tucked away in the smaller corner bins.

tiffany: Home-grown tomatillos?!? Well done!

Maria: Thanks!

Kim: They sure are.

pipee: I’ll cross my fingers for you too! : )

Beth: Hmm, no tomatillos, huh? That’s surprising because I can find them (though never a huge amount of them) in my regular (Jewel) grocery store. If you can’t find them, though, I think you could use firm cherry or roma tomatoes (firm so they’ll hold up on the grill). I would reduce the grilling time a bit, though, as the tomatoes will soften up more quickly then tomatillos. If you give it a try, let us know how it goes! Also — thanks for commenting!

By: Beth

Beth — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:58:20 +0000

I’m a long time reader, but first time commenter. Two things: I love the idea of this recipe as fresh, late-summer salad, but I can’t find a tomatillo to save my life. Any good substitute suggestions?

And, I’ve been a coffee drinker since I was 11 (blame my grandfather) and at 23 I am 5’10″. I think that blasts the whole stunt-your-growth theory out of the water!

By: pipee

pipee — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:32:35 +0000

I love farmer’s markets also – I must say though, ours in Omaha is not the most exotic of markets. It is getting better, so I cross my fingers every year as it grows larger that I’ll be able to find new treasures.

By: Kim

Kim — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:47:05 +0000

Farmers Markets are the best aren’t they. It has been ages since I have had tomatilos. Thanks for the post.

By: Maria

Maria — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:18:59 +0000

I love tomatillos! Your salad is gorgeous!

By: tiffany

tiffany — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:08:55 +0000

I was so excited to see your salad, as my garden tomatillos are starting to ripen. (We grew them from seed!) Also, i agree, the coffee-stunting growth theory is out, I’m rather tall and a coffee lover. Coffee plants are really pretty, by the way.