Being the salsa snob that I am, I take my Tomatillo Avocado Salsa very seriously. It's half salsa / half guacamole and 100% perfection.
For the longest time I was quite intimidated by tomatillos. I didn't know what to do with them, they had their weird husk thing on the outside, and someone once told me they were sour. I was like... hold the phone. No thank you. But as soon as I exited my picky eater stage, I was very much a fan of tomatillos. In my mind it's simple - you take off the husks, give them a good wash with hot water, cut them in half, roast the heck out of them, and then puree them into a salsa. I've done a traditional tomatillo salsa before which is excellent - and today it's a salsa meets guacamole situation that can be used as a dip, as a salsa, as a sauce, or whatever else you please!
Tomatillo Avocado Salsa
Ingredients
- 6 medium Tomatillos
- 2 avocados seeds and skin removed
- zest and juice of 1 lime
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon honey
- ½ jalapeño seeds removed
- ¼ cup cilantro
- ¼ cup white onion diced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Remove the husks from the tomatillos. Rinse under warm water well and wipe clean. Cut the tomatillos in half and place into a baking pan. Roast for 20 minutes until they are tender.
- Remove and set aside to cool. Add all ingredients to a food processor and pulse for 1-2 minutes until smooth and creamy.
- Let cool, adjust salt and pepper and serve as needed.
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i like avocados any way, every way. but every morning i have a fried egg over "avocado toast" - toast with mashed up avocado, olive oil, salt and sricacha. YUM!!
Favorite use of avocado? I slice it up, salt it, and eat it with tomato slices. Simple, yes, but sooo delicious. You can even through that concoction on some toasted baguette slices or add some smoked gouda. Getting hungry. Must go eat now. 😉
I love avocados in their natural state--halved with a little balsamic poured in!
avocado chocolate milkshake!
I miss walking to the neighbor's grove and picking fresh avocados for lunch. It was great growing up in Vista, CA and being surrounded by groves. We always had an open invitation to take what we pleased and returned the favor with our fresh, delicious Oranges. San Diego grows the best HASS avocados I've ever had on my 40 years!
Plain, with just a tiny sprinkling of salt. So wonderful!
I can't wait to try these deicious avocado recipes. Unfortunately, here in the South, the avocados are small and hard as rocks...and pricey! It's a far cry from my childhood in California where I could just pick them off the trees out back.
i love to slice them and eat them. Smash and make Guac. Anyway i can really!
I love them by themselves best but also on nachos and in a salad with grapes. Doesn't even need dressing! Avocados remind me of my dad eating them when I was young and him saying, "One day, Julie - you're gonna love these things!" How did he know?
Wonderful to read all of the great posts! It is such a pleasure to grow avocados, even better knowing how much they are enjoyed.
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Matt introduced me to the second most delicious thing on earth (second to a perfectly ripe avocado, that is). . . skillet bacon jam. A BLAT with bacon jam is indescribably good.
Beautiful photos!
Gaby, I'm a big fan of yours and Matt's! Just liked you on FB (finally!). I would have to say my favorite way to use avocados is in some good old fashioned guacamole! Mmmm Thanks for sponsoring a nice giveaway. Looks like it was a great trip.
Growing up in the midwest I didn't have the opportunity to try avocados until I was living in Hawaii and had a friend with a tree in his back yard . . . my favorite way of having avocados is on a bacon tomato sandwich with avocado instead of mayo . . . . oh, I am hungry NOW!!!
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