Salsa Verde Lasagna

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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Tagged as: Beer, Irish, Italian food, Lasagna, Mexican food, Pasta, Salsas and sauces, Tomatillo

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Ben

grew up around food. His family owned a restaurant in Mexico City and he spent a big deal of his childhood helping and learning after school the art of creating delicious dishes from simple ingredients. He created this blog to share his kitchen adventures with the world.

(24) Readers Comments

Elle
March 17, 2009 at 12:43 pm

Ben, it looks so delicious and perfect for today!

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Happy Cook
March 17, 2009 at 12:48 pm

Wow you used guiness , that is really new for me.
Lasagna looks delicious, i especially love those crunchy green asparagus in the side.

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recipes2share
March 17, 2009 at 2:12 pm

The Guiness is a great twist Ben!

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Simone (junglefrog)
March 17, 2009 at 5:45 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..:(

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Soma
March 17, 2009 at 6:07 pm

Love Tomatillos! I could just slurp salsa verde all up just like that. Unique recipe fit for the day!

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Bellini Valli
March 17, 2009 at 8:19 pm

Green is a beautuful colour Ben. Happy St. Paddy’s Day to you as well:D

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nina
March 17, 2009 at 10:33 pm

I have never had tomatillos before and I know that I am missing out big time! The lasagna looks delicious!!!

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Peter G
March 17, 2009 at 11:04 pm

Wonderful colours and the lasagna does sound unique! Happy St Pats Day Ben!

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Bren
March 17, 2009 at 11:51 pm

ay que rico!! lasagna nunca me ha gustado mucho pero si hecho super rico, me’ncanta!

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Ivy
March 18, 2009 at 2:25 am

Happy St. Patrick’s Day Ben and your lasagna sound delicious with the Guiness.

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Natasha - 5 Star Foodie
March 18, 2009 at 7:44 am

This lasagna looks amazing! And everything is better with Guinness Delicious!

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joan nova
March 18, 2009 at 8:53 am

Looks good to me! Lasagne, like pizza, can stand up to many interpretations.

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elly
March 18, 2009 at 9:26 am

This looks so delicious and so festive! Awesome twist on lasagna.

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Allen of EOL
March 18, 2009 at 12:33 pm

Now this is a lasagna! I like the creative use of tomatillos — sounds so gooood.

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Sophie
March 19, 2009 at 6:44 am

MMMMMMMMMM…that lasagna looks SUPERB!!!!!

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Janet Ching
March 19, 2009 at 6:52 am

This sounds like a very yummy and special lasagne, something you cannot get in the restaurants!!!

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Mike
March 19, 2009 at 3:18 pm

That’s very interesting and I’ll have to give this a shot while I can still find tomatillos. It looks delicious!

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Kevin
March 19, 2009 at 8:38 pm

I really like the sound of this lasagna!

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Hélène
March 20, 2009 at 3:19 pm

This is such a different lasagna. I’d love to taste it.

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Muneeba
March 20, 2009 at 4:51 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!

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Erica
March 20, 2009 at 7:10 pm

Ben, I love your blog this is my kind of food!!!!

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bee
March 25, 2009 at 4:00 pm

guinness? this has got to be fantastic. i love how you plate your food.

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Lore
March 30, 2009 at 2:52 am

You certainly included all that St patrick is about. Looks uber-delicious Ben! Thanks for sharing it with the Original Recipes Round-Up

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shayne
April 11, 2009 at 3:23 pm

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.

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