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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!
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.
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.
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.
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!
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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.