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Avocado Sauce
A quick, fresh Avocado Sauce for dipping, dolloping and scooping!
Terrific as a dip for chips or vegetable sticks, as a sauce for all things Mexican including quesadillas, burritos, nachos, and tacos.
Avocado Sauce
This is a terrific Avocado Sauce that I use for all things Mexican. Pictured above with Quesadillas, the other recipe I published today.
It pairs really well with Mexican food because it’s got a lovely bright flavour which tempers the bold flavours of Mexican food – and of course is reminiscent of our ever favourite Guacamole!
Made with avocado, sour cream or yoghurt, lemon or lime, coriander/cilantro, garlic and olive oil, I describe it as fresh and bright but it’s also got the natural rich creaminess from avocados.
How to serve Avocado Sauce
Dipping sauce for Quesadillas
Dollop sauce for Chicken Tacos, Beef Tacos or Carnitas Tacos, Beef or Chicken Fajitas
With crackers, chips or veggie sticks
Mexican “spring rolls”
Dipping/dolloping for all things Mexican
Quick and easy to make with the aide of your food processor, the other benefit of this Avocado Sauce is that it stays green for days and days! Pictured below on Day 3, and it’s just as green and fresh tasting as it was on Day 1.
Enjoy! – Nagi x
Health Benefits of Avocado
An Avocado Sauce is a far healthier option than a mayo-laden dip! Avocado are packed full of vitamins, minerals, fiber and healthy fats! One of the few natural produce that contains a substantial amount of monounsaturated fatty acids which are good fats known to lower cholesterol and promote heart health.With almost 20 vitamins and minerals, their potential health benefits include improving digestion, good for your heart, lower cholesterol, decrease risk of depression, and protection against cancer.
Avocado is also good for weight loss because it’s high in fibre and (good!) fats which will keep you feeling full for longer. You’re far better off loading up a salad with avocado than cheese, or smushing avocado on your morning toast than peanut butter! But because they are 77% fat, they do need to be eaten in moderation.
Avocado Sauce
Watch How To Make It
Avocado Sauce
Author:Nagi
Prep: 5minutes mins
Total: 5minutes mins
Dip, Sauce Mexican
4.90 from 29 votes
Servings4 – 6 people Tap or hover to scale
Recipe video above. A terrific bright sauce with natural richness from avocado! Use for dipping and dolloping for all things Mexican – quesadillas, nachos, tacos, burritos – or for chips, crackers, vegetable sticks.
Ingredients
▢1 large , ripe avocado
▢1/3 cup sour cream or yoghurt
▢1/2 small clove of garlic
▢Juice of 1/2 lemon OR 1 lime
▢1 – 2 tbsp olive oil
▢1/2 cup (packed) coriander / cilantro, roughly chopped
▢Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Combine all ingredients in a food processor, blend until very smooth. (Or use a stick blender). Use water to adjust consistency as required.
Adjust lemon or lime as required, and add salt to taste (bearing in mind saltiness of the food you are serving it with). Should have a bit of tang if intended to be paired with rich, bold flavoured food like Mexican food.
Keeps for 4 days in an airtight container – and stays green!
Recipe Notes:
Nutrition per serving, assuming 6 servings.