Salsa de Aguacate aka Avocado Tomatillo Salsa Verde
Creamy avocado and tangy tomatillos pair up for a super tasty sauce perfect for dipping tortilla chips, drizzling on tacos or grilled meats, topping chili or tostadas. Makes about 3 ½ cups.
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 43kcal
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 2 cups tomatillos husks removed
- 1 cup sweet onion peeled and coarsely chopped
- 1 jalapeno stemmed and seeded
- ½ cup cilantro tightly packed ½ cup
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon sea salt plus more to taste
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 ½ cups avocado about 2 avocados
- 2 tablespoon lime juice plus more to taste
Instructions
- Heat a large frying pan over medium heat, brush it with the vegetable oil. Once heated, place the tomatillos in. Fry until they are all lightly charred on 2 sides, about 6-8 minutes, remove from heat and let cool.
- Add the onion, garlic, jalapeno and cilantro to the food processer along with the salt and pepper. Pulse until it is a uniform coarse texture. Add the tomatillos and pulse until the tomatillos are the chopped as finely as you like them.
- Put the avocado quarters into the processor bowl and pulse again until the salsa is a thick and creamy texture. Add the lime juice, pulse again and then season with extra lime juice, salt or pepper to taste.
- Serve right away, or cover tightly and refrigerate until serving.
Nutrition
Serving: 70ml | Calories: 43kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 197mg | Potassium: 177mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 112IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 0.3mg