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This creamy avocado salsa only takes 5 minutes to make!!  The perfect green sauce for tacos, nachos, burritos, salads, or just for dipping chips into!

Jar filled with creamy avocado salsa.

 

 

Creamy Avocado Salsa.  Or maybe I should call this sauce.  A green sauce.  Or avocado sauce?  I’m not sure what exactly to call it.  But whatever you want to call it, just know that it is pure magic.

This is the perfect creamy green sauce to drizzle on tacos, nachos, burritos, quesadillas, anything you want.  It’s also an amazing salad dressing. If you’re like me you may feel conflicted about salad dressing on a taco salad.  Well..here is the solution to that dilemma!

Plus, to my children’s dismay and my amazement, it’s wonderful smothered all over zoodles (spiralized zucchini) So many uses.  So much amazing flavor.  Best part?  It can be made in about 5 minutes.

Blender filled with ingredients to make Avocado Salsa.

What is in Avocado Salsa?

There’s tomatillos. Which if you haven’t used them before, they look like green tomatoes, but they’re covered in a husk, kind of a leafy covering.  Usually I find them in the produce section next to the jalapeños and other peppers.  They have a tart taste to them.  And they are what salsa verde is usually made out of.

Blender filled with blended up avocado salsa.

The tomatillos are what is going to make this salsa more or less runny.  If you’re feeling like it’s kind of thick we can add another tomatillo.  You can also add a little water about 1/4 to 1/2 a cup of water to thin it out.  Why is this so thick?  Because we’re adding an avocado to it.  Yum!  Avocados make this salsa super creamy.  Which is why it’s perfect for drizzling.

Bowl filled with avocado salsa.

The other star attractions are cilantro, of course. Jalapeño. Which gives just a tiny amount of heat. Feel free to leave some of the membranes in if you’re wanting a little heat.  Lime juice. Then a little cumin for flavor. I add cumin to pretty much everything. Onion, garlic and salt. The usual suspects for most salsas. This creamy avocado salsa is perfect for dipping chips into.  And trust me you will be amazed at how many things this green sauce is really good with!

Chip coated with creamy avocado salsa

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Creamy Avocado Salsa

5 from 11 votes
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 0 minutes
Total: 5 minutes
Servings: 2 cups
Author: Serene
This creamy avocado salsa only takes 5 minutes to make!! The perfect green sauce for tacos, nachos, burritos, salads, or just for dipping chips into!
Jar filled with creamy avocado salsa.

Ingredients  

  • 1 Large Avocado
  • 1 Jalapeño de-seeded
  • 3 tomatillos husks removed
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • ¼ cup white onion chopped
  • ¼ cup cilantro (½ bunch)
  • juice from 1/2 a lime
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp cumin

Instructions 

  • Add all the ingredients to a blender or food processor. Blend until completely combined, will be a creamy smooth texture.
  • Drizzle over tacos, nachos, burritos, or just use it for dipping!

Equipment

Notes

If salsa is too thick pour in about 1/4-1/2 cup of water to thin it out.

Nutrition

Calories: 39kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 1g | Sugar: 1g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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48 Comments

  2. Serene,
    how do you prepare cilantro to use it? Do you pick off leaves mostly and chop them up? Or do you use a fair amount of stem (easier and quicker, since we eliminate much of the picking)?

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    1. Hi Sue! Typically I just toss in the leaves and a bit of stem. I don’t pick the leaves off. I cut off the stems before the leaves begin, but use the rest. Hope that helps!

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  3. Just made it. It is incredible! I was surprised he avacado was able to carry through as well as it did. I am in love with this and don’t think it will last through the afternoon in the house.

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  5. Just made this for the first time. Simply delicious. Was concerned that the uncooked tomatillos would be hard to work with but came out perfect.

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  6. This is called salsa de agucate. Always a delicious salsa to go on some delicious tacos. It keeps about 4 to 5 days.

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    1. Love this salsa de agucate. Always a delicious salsa to go on some delicious tacos I have yet to try this on a salad. It keeps about 4 to 5 days. Wish there was a way to jar this so it can keep much longer, any ideas?

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    1. Hi Misha. Even though both this recipe and guacamole have avocados in them they’re actually not the same thing. If you look at the recipe it’s more of a green salsa with avocado added. The base is made of blended tomatillos. Traditionally guacamole doesn’t have tomatillos added to it. If you need a guacamole recipe I do have one here: https://houseofyumm.com/homemade-guacamole/

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  8. Great recipe. I’ll try it for sure.
    One simple question. Is there any way to make this salsa to make it last on the fridge at least for 2 or 3 days?
    Is there any trick to do that?

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    1. Thanks so much! The salsa will last for about that long. With the other ingredients, the avocado will still be good 🙂 I usually am able to keep mine 2-3 days before we use it all up.

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    1. Hi Valerie! It is so good!! I have been able to keep mine in the fridge for about 4-5 days. Just give it a little shake or stir before using it 🙂

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