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 love an avocado for breakfast. Just sliced perfectly ripe and sprinkled with a favorite seasoned salt. Yum
I love them raw, guac, diced with white balsamic vinegar and tomatoes, just about any combo or method I've come up with so far!
I love avocados any way, but my absolute favorite is so simple. Ripe avocado sliced open, sprinkled with salt and finished with a fresh squeeze of lime. Delicious!
I make guacamole with lots of lime and cilantro.
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I love avocados! My favorite ways to use them include guacamole, sliced in a wrap or on tacos. Also my 10 month old neice adores avocado....and so does my dog. 🙂
I love avocados, although I used to hate them when I was a child - something about the color and texture. Anyway, I love guacamole and I would love to try this dip.
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One of my favorite ways to use avocados is to add thick slices of avocado to BLT sandwiches; it's my favorite breakfast food.
This was the most delicious dip! I am having it again tonight. I think this is my new favorite way to eat avo.
There are other ways to eat avocados other than guacamole? No way.
Sounds like a great day, as I was reading, I was thinking how great of a trip that would be. Fresh picked avacados... amazing. I have only just come to love avacados... sometimes I just open, slice and eat... I add them to sandwiches and wraps, and of course guacamole. I am not sure where the avacado has been all my life, but I am in love with it now. I swear I can't get enough. I am looking forward to trying your dip.
What an awesome field trip. My fav is guacamole.
My favorite way to eat avocados is definitely guac though close second is diced and stirred into freshly made salsa with corn and black beans.