Though they may look like baby, green tomatoes, tomatillos are actually a different species of fruit and have a distinctive flavor. Sometimes known as husk tomatoes, due to their outer leaves, once these leaves are removed and the tomatillos are rinsed of their sticky film, these lemony babies are ready for a myriad of culinary uses. Highlight their bright piquancy by serving them raw in a salsa or vinaigrette; or slice thinly and use them to balance the fat of a delicious ricotta toast. If you want a more mellow flavor, try grilling tomatillos whole before using them for sauces and sides; or sautée with onions and peppers for a new fajita base.

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Eagle Road Farm

Quarryville, PA

This small farm takes root in the fertile soil of Lancaster County, PA. Using Integrated Pest Management, Eagle Road Farm takes care to control the health of their produce by using primarily natural, biological means to eliminate pests from their farm. This is accomplished through various methods such as pest habitat manipulation, growing of resistant crops, and cultural/agricultural shifts that make the crops a naturally more inhospitable place for those pesky little critters while making the farmland richer overall. Pesticides are used rarely if ever and only applied if all other means of pest management have failed and there is a temporary, overwhelming outbreak. These exceptional treatments and materials are selected with the utmost care to ensure as minimal an effect as possible on human health, beneficial plants and organisms, and the environment.

Leave their husks on and store in a paper bag in the crisper drawer for up to two weeks.