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Salsa de Cacahuate (Peanut Salsa)

Name: Salsa de Cacahuate (Peanut Salsa)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 2 min
Total time: 7 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon avocado or vegetable oil; 1 cup roasted unsalted peanuts; 1 garlic clove (peeled); 20 dried arbol chiles (stemmed); 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 cup water (or more if needed)

This creamy Salsa de Cacahuate (Peanut Salsa) is another traditional Mexican salsa very popular in the southern states of Mexico. With only 4 ingredients, it comes together in less than 10 minutes!

Prep 5m

Cook 2m

Total 7m

Yield 12 servings

Source: muydelish.com

🥄 Ingredients

1 tablespoon avocado or vegetable oil
1 cup roasted unsalted peanuts
1 garlic clove (peeled)
20 dried arbol chiles (stemmed)
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup water (or more if needed)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat; add peanuts and garlic. Stir for 1 minute.
Add the chiles and sauté for about 45 seconds. Being careful not to burn the chiles.
Transfer to a blender and the salt and water; blend until very smooth, about 2 minutes.
Enjoy!

📊 Nutrition (per serving)

81 kcal Calories

3 g Carbs

3 g Protein

7 g Fat

Nutritional values are estimates from the original source.