When I published my tomatillos post yesterday I didn’t realize St. Patrick’s Day was today. But when I saw that green was popping up everywhere I decided to join the party. Don’t you love green? Green is life, like the saying goes. Green announces the coming of spring after a long, cold winter and green is the color of some of my favorite produce (avocados, tomatillos and poblanos) so making food with that lovely color is always a lot of fun for me.
I wanted to prepare something with the beautiful tomatillos I used for my pictures yesterday and I wanted to try something different. I thought long and hard (about 5 minutes) and decided to make a salsa verde lasagna. I love regular tomato sauce lasagna, but I also love experimenting with it.
What I did for this lasagna was very similar to my pumpkin lasagna only with some changes:
For the salsa verde I used:
- 1 lb tomatillos
- 1 onion
- cilantro
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 TBSP olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, finely minced
- 1 cup Guinness
- salt, pepper and spices (you know the ones you always use to make Italian food taste better)
I didn’t put any peppers in it since I used spicy Italian sausage
The preparation was simple:
- Roast tomatillos and blend with onion, cliantro and chicken broth.
- In a saucepan saute garlic in olive oil and add Guinness. Bring to a boil and pour salsa verde. Season to taste and add spices.
- Simmer for 15 minutes. Taste and if the salsa is too tart for you add 1 TBSP of dark sugar.
The filling was the same than in this recipe (minus the pumpkin) and I cooked 1 green bell pepper with the Italian sausage. The result was a very unique lasagna. I love tomatillos and I love lasagna, so in my mind it was the perfect marriage. And in reality? Well, I can only say that I will be making it next time I want to impress somebody. Yup, it was a new tomato experience.
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day and buen provecho!
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24 Replies
Ben, it looks so delicious and perfect for today!
Posted on March 17th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
Wow you used guiness , that is really new for me.
Lasagna looks delicious, i especially love those crunchy green asparagus in the side.
Posted on March 17th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
The Guiness is a great twist Ben!
Posted on March 17th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
I love lasagna! Any lasagna really but this one sounds terrific – apart from the fact that I will probably not be able to find any tomatillos anywhere in Holland..:(
Posted on March 17th, 2009 at 5:45 pm
Love Tomatillos! I could just slurp salsa verde all up just like that. Unique recipe fit for the day!
Posted on March 17th, 2009 at 6:07 pm
Green is a beautuful colour Ben. Happy St. Paddy’s Day to you as well:D
Posted on March 17th, 2009 at 8:19 pm
I have never had tomatillos before and I know that I am missing out big time! The lasagna looks delicious!!!
Posted on March 17th, 2009 at 10:33 pm
Wonderful colours and the lasagna does sound unique! Happy St Pats Day Ben!
Posted on March 17th, 2009 at 11:04 pm
ay que rico!! lasagna nunca me ha gustado mucho pero si hecho super rico, me’ncanta!
Posted on March 17th, 2009 at 11:51 pm
Happy St. Patrick’s Day Ben and your lasagna sound delicious with the Guiness.
Posted on March 18th, 2009 at 2:25 am
This lasagna looks amazing! And everything is better with Guinness
Delicious!
Posted on March 18th, 2009 at 7:44 am
Looks good to me! Lasagne, like pizza, can stand up to many interpretations.
Posted on March 18th, 2009 at 8:53 am
This looks so delicious and so festive! Awesome twist on lasagna.
Posted on March 18th, 2009 at 9:26 am
Now this is a lasagna! I like the creative use of tomatillos — sounds so gooood.
Posted on March 18th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
MMMMMMMMMM…that lasagna looks SUPERB!!!!!
Posted on March 19th, 2009 at 6:44 am
This sounds like a very yummy and special lasagne, something you cannot get in the restaurants!!!
Posted on March 19th, 2009 at 6:52 am
That’s very interesting and I’ll have to give this a shot while I can still find tomatillos. It looks delicious!
Posted on March 19th, 2009 at 3:18 pm
I really like the sound of this lasagna!
Posted on March 19th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
This is such a different lasagna. I’d love to taste it.
Posted on March 20th, 2009 at 3:19 pm
Ben, you creative boy you. My own traditional lasagne is baking in the oven this very moment … now I wish I had seen this first!
Posted on March 20th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
Ben, I love your blog this is my kind of food!!!!
Posted on March 20th, 2009 at 7:10 pm
guinness? this has got to be fantastic. i love how you plate your food.
Posted on March 25th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
You certainly included all that St patrick is about. Looks uber-delicious Ben! Thanks for sharing it with the Original Recipes Round-Up
Posted on March 30th, 2009 at 2:52 am
salsa verde is one of my new favorite things. I never tried it before moving to Mexico and I am a little sad that it took me so long to discover this little delight.
Posted on April 11th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
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