Green Sauce With Avocado
Published August 3, 2013
William Brinson
- Total Time
- 15 minutes
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Ingredients
2 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
1 ½ teaspoons salt, or to taste
1 small white onion, coarsely chopped
2 fresh serrano or jalapeño chilies, or to taste, stemmed, seeded and coarsely chopped
6 to 8 tomatillos (about ½ pound), husks removed, and quartered
1 ripe avocado
8 to 10 cilantro sprigs.
Nutritional analysis per serving
8 grams carbs; 89 calories; 4 grams monosaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 1 gram saturated fat; 6 grams fat; 4 grams fiber; 257 milligrams sodium; 2 grams protein; 3 grams sugar
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
In a food processor or with mortar and pestle, process or pound the garlic and salt to a paste. Add onion, chilies and tomatillos; pulse in processor, or pound to make a slightly chunky paste.
- Step 2
Scoop out the avocado flesh. For a smooth, machine-finished purée, add it and the cilantro to the processor, and process very fine. To do it by hand, finely chop the avocado, and mash it into the onion-tomatillo mixture; stir in cilantro leaves. (For a medium texture, pour the machine-processed onion-tomatillo mixture into a bowl, and mix in the chopped avocado and cilantro.)
- Step 3
Serve immediately as a dip or a sauce with chips or vegetables.
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Comments
Wonderful fresh salsa. Brings out the tomatillo flavor. Very different. We liked it so much we almost ate all of it before our Chili Relleno meal.
Followed "medium texture" approach. Simple. Quick and easy to make. A different alternative to salsa. Not as enjoyed by guests as my homemade fresh Pico de Gallo.
Wonderful fresh salsa. Brings out the tomatillo flavor. Very different. We liked it so much we almost ate all of it before our Chili Relleno meal.
Followed "medium texture" approach. Simple. Quick and easy to make. A different alternative to salsa. Not as enjoyed by guests as my homemade fresh Pico de Gallo.