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This creamy avocado salsa is fresh, tangy, and just the right amount of herby cilantro. Made with ripe avocados, tomatillos, garlic, and lime, it’s perfect for spooning over tacos, dipping with chips, or drizzling on grilled meats.
The Best Avocado Salsa for Taco Night
Part guacamole, part salsa verde, and completely scoop-able. We make it on taco nights, sure, but honestly? I end up using it for way more. As a topping for grilled chicken. As a dip for quesadillas. As a snack, straight from the fridge, with chips.
If you’ve had that bright green, creamy salsa at a good taco truck or taqueria, this is that. Only homemade and incredibly easy. The texture is velvety from the avocados, with a kick of brightness from tomatillos and lime juice. There’s garlic, cilantro, and just a bit of jalapeño for heat—but you can adjust that depending on your spice preferences.
Ways To Use This Avocado Salsa
- Tacos, burritos, and quesadillas
- Grilled chicken or steak
- Scrambled eggs or breakfast tacos
- A dip for tortilla chips or taquitos
- As a creamy dressing for taco salads or bowls
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Avocado Salsa
Ingredients
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients to a blender or food processor. Blend until completely combined, will be a creamy smooth texture.
- Taste and adjust. More salt, lime, or jalapeño if needed. To thin it out use approximately 1/4 cup of water (or broth!) to get desired consistency.
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Equipment
Notes
- Fridge: Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. A piece of plastic wrap pressed directly against the surface helps prevent browning.
- Freezer: This salsa doesn’t freeze well due to the avocado. It’s best made fresh or within a day or two.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I have made this the other day for my fam, and it was a hit! Thank you for this recipe, will be making it a lot in the future. (:
Just made this tonight to go on top of my spicy shrimp lettuce wraps. It is FANTASTIC. I added a little extra lime and garlic and I cannot stop eating it. Obsessed. Thank you so much!!
Do you have a problem with keeping the salsa that beautiful green color? Does it turn brown after a day or so?
It doesn’t! I have kept this salsa in my fridge for several days and it doesn’t turn brown. The additions of the other ingredients must prevent that.
All I taste is a tomato taste.was looking for a more Avacado or guacamole salsa taste.any suggestions ?
All you tasted was the tomatillos? You can add more avocado, just keep in mind that makes the salsa very thick.
Tomatillos also come in a huge array of sizes, so “3” tomatillos could be a couple ounces or over a pound. Maybe specifying the size (like you did for the Large avocado) would help with knowing the ratio 🙂
Have you tried grilling or cooking the tomatillos before using in recipe?
Not in this particular recipe I haven’t. When I make salsa verde I always cook the tomatillos though. You can definitely grill them up before adding to this recipe and I’m sure it would taste amazing!
i just want to know what the shelf life is of the sauce?
This will last in the fridge for about 5 days. It doesn’t brown. Just give it a shake in a jar or a stir when you go to use it.
Question: I’ve been given a boat load of Avocado’s and I want to make your Avocado Salsa recipe which sounds delicious. My dilemma is I have to many Avocado’s not to spoil by making one batch at a time, so I want to know if this salsa recipe can be frozen?
D. P.
Yes! It can be frozen. I don’t recommend canning it with the avocados. But freezing works.
That was really, really good! Definitely going to make that again! It made the perfect dressing for the chili lime chicken salad – proving that things that taste fantastic don’t always have to be bad for me. Thank you for sharing this.
So glad you enjoyed! Thank you 🙂
I love this! So simple but so good!
This is delicious, Can it be canned or would the heat of trying to can it destroy it??
Hi Kymbra! So glad you like the salsa! I don’t know if it is able to be canned, I haven’t tried it.