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Avocado Salsa Verde

Avocado Salsa Verde has one of the best flavor-to-effort ratios in all of Mexican cuisine. You'll get incredible flavor from very little effort by using just a few key ingredients.

Prep 5m
Cook 15m
Total 20m
Yield 4 servings
Source: mexicanplease.com by Patrick Calhoun | Mexican Please

🥄 Ingredients

  • 4 tomatillos
  • 1 jalapeno ((or 1 serrano))
  • 1/2 onion
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 10-12 sprigs cilantro
  • 1 avocado
  • salt to taste

👨‍🍳 Instructions

  1. Pull the husks off the tomatillos and give them a good rinse.

  2. Cut the stems out of the tomatillos if you want.

  3. Roast the tomatillos in the oven for 10-15 minutes or until they start to turn army green

  4. Add tomatillos to a blender or food processor along with ½ onion, 1 garlic clove, 10-12 sprigs cilantro, and ½ of the jalapeno

  5. Pulse blend and taste for heat level

  6. If you want more spice add more jalapeno (either ¼ or ½ more)

  7. Once happy with the heat level, add the avocado to the blender and combine well

  8. Salt to taste

  9. Serve immediately

📊 Nutrition (per serving)

100 kcal Calories

Nutritional values are estimates from the original source.