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Avocado-Tomatillo Salsa Verde

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Marcus Nilsson

Oh, the inherent stress in choosing the perfect avocado. The “ready to eat” ones can go from ripe to rotten quickly, so buy uniformly firm Hass avocados instead. Let them sit at room temperature until they have a slight give, usually a day or two (plan ahead!). This goes great with quesadillas, grilled snapper, and pork.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 2 cups

Ingredients

½

medium avocado

1

romaine lettuce leaf, torn into pieces

1

serrano chile, finely chopped

¼

medium white onion

1

garlic clove, peeled

1

pound tomatillos (about 8), husks removed, rinsed, quartered

½

cup (packed) cilantro leaves with tender stems

Kosher salt

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Scoop avocado flesh into a blender and add lettuce, chile, onion, garlic, tomatillos, and cilantro and blend until smooth; season with salt.

    Step 2

    Do Ahead: Salsa can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and chill.

Nutrition Per Serving

Per 8 servings
4 Tbsp. each: Calories (kcal) 40 Fat (g) 2.5 Saturated Fat (g) 0 Cholesterol (mg) 0 Carbohydrates (g) 5 Dietary Fiber (g) 2 Total Sugars (g) 3 Protein (g) 1 Sodium (mg) 0
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  • So amazing! The entire family is addicted to this sauce. We pretty much eat it on everything :)

    • Anonymous

    • Chicago, IL

    • 10/30/2021

  • Great salsa and super easy to make in the blender. Found that it needed a little liquid to get going in the blender, so added the juice of a lime or two. Great stuff as always BA!

    • Kansas City

    • 8/6/2020