Tomatillo Salsa

For this I threw half a small onion, a clove of garlic, a small handful of fresh basil, half a teaspoon of salt, and a quarter teaspoon cayenne pepper in the Cuisinart and chopped it up finely. The Joy of Cooking suggests roasting the tomatillos before adding them, but this turns them nasty, squishy, and cooked-tasting. Don't do it. I roasted half the tomatillos and left half raw, throwing them all in the Cuisinart and chopping them coarsely along with half a tomato. The tomato was a bad idea; it makes the salsa far too sweet (and a bit too watery).