This creamy avocado green salsa is made with raw ingredients and is very common in central México where it is used for tacos "Al Pastor", carnitas or other grilled meats. It is a very refreshing version of the cooked tomatillo salsa verde.
Salsa Verde con Aguacate
Creamy Avocado Salsa Verde
In these hot days of summer, it is an excellent companion for your barbecued steaks and an absolutely wonderful pair with pork carnitas. Other names for this salsa is "Guacamole Salsa".
I first tried this Avocado salsa in the small town of Quiroga, in the State of Michoacan, famous for it pork carnitas, since it is considered the capital of the carnitas. We were living in the city of Toluca, Edo. de Mexico., and we loved to travel during the weekends to get to know all the different cities close by.
This small town is also popular for its crafts and souvenirs manufacturing. The town gets busy during the weekend when tourists arrive to taste the famous and delicious carnitas since there are several places close to the town square that sell carnitas and to buy the crafts made by the local artisans. Besides this Creamy avocado green salsa, the carnitas are served with several other types of salsas.
If you have any leftovers, keep refrigerated. It will last you up to 3 days in your refrigerator.
How to make Salsa de Aguacate Recipe
DIRECTIONS:
- Place the tomatillos in the blender with the chopped onion, serrano peppers and water. The process to a coarse texture.
- Add the cilantro and the pulp from the avocado. Process again to desired texture. Add salt to taste.
Avocado Salsa Verde Recipe
Enjoy!
¡Buen provecho!
Mely
If you prepare this salsa, come back to tell me about it!
Receta en Español Salsa Cremosita de Aguacate.
GREEN SALSA WITH AVOCADO
Ingredients
- 3 fresh tomatillos husks removed chopped
- 2 chiles serranos or 1 jalapeno chopped
- 6 sprigs of cilantro chopped
- About 2 tablespoons of chopped onion
- 1 medium size Avocados
- ⅓ cup water
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Place the tomatillos in the blender with the chopped onion, serrano peppers and water. The process to a coarse texture.
- Add the cilantro and the pulp from the avocado. Process again to desired texture, either smooth and creamy or chunky. Add salt to taste creamy avocado green salsa.
Jeph
I'm looking forward to trying this. My favorite restaurant has a wonderful Avocado salsa I spend way too much money buying 4 ounces at a time! So, I need to find out how to make this myself. Do you use Hass Avocados or Florida Avocados?
Mely Martínez
Hello Jeph,
I use Hass Avocados.
Kia
Great recipe! I lightly cooked the tomatillos in boiling water because they’re too bitter. To fix the bitterness that still remained I added about 1/4 teaspoon of granulated sugar. I also added a tiny bit if lime. Great sauce!
I had it to top barbacoa gorditas. Mmmmm
Thanks! I’ve use another recipe or two of yours before, always good!
Liz
Amazing! Living in A border city and coming from Mexico I’ve tried this salsa many times, didn’t know it was that simple to make. Made it with jalapeños, came out really mild and even my toddler loved it! Thank you
Mely Martínez
Enjoy! Buen provecho!
Lise Barrett
Beautiful recipe. Thanks so much! We kept ours chunky and it was eaten up just like that!
Randall Curtis Mack
Easy recipe for a great salsa! Add more or less peppers to increase or decrease the heat. This is our go to recipe for chips, flautas, chicken enchiladas.