Avocado-Cilantro Salsa (Salsa de Aguacate)
This cooling Avocado-Cilantro Salsa (Salsa de Aguacate) pairs perfectly with your favorite tacos. If you don’t like cilantro, feel free to substitute fresh basil.
Avocado-Cilantro Salsa (Salsa de Aguacate)
Photo Credit : Liz Neily | Styling by Liz NeilyThis cooling Avocado-Cilantro Salsa (Salsa de Aguacate) works well with both the Scallop Tacos with Summer Vegetables and Vegan Tofu Ranchero Tacos from Vida Cantina in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. If you don’t like cilantro, feel free to substitute fresh basil.
From “La Vida Local,” July/August 2020
Yield:
about 2 cupsIngredients
2 avocados, peeled and pitted
1 serrano chili (stem and seeds removed)
1 small bunch cilantro (about 5 ounces)
2/3 – 3/4 cup vegetable stock
Salt, to taste
Instructions
Combine avocado, chili, cilantro, and ²⁄3 cup stock in a blender and puree until smooth. If needed, add additional stock to thin the puree. Season to taste with salt.
Amy Traverso
Food Editor Amy Traverso oversees the Yankee Magazine Food department and contributes to NewEngland.com. Amy's book, The Apple Lover's Cookbook (W.W. Norton), won an International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) cookbook award for the category American.
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