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    Creamy Faux Avocado Salsa Verde (Salsa Verde Cremosa)

    Published on: Nov 22, 2020 · About 2 minutes to read this article. ·376 words. · Published by Mirna Pena

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    This creamy salsa verde makes for the best fake avocado salsa! Everyone will think you threw down on all of these avocados and little do they know there are no avocados in the salsa! Made with oil to give it that cream texture! Salsa verde cremosa con aceite!

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    • How can I make this less spicy?
    • How can I make this MORE spicy?
    • What type of oil should I use?
    • This would go great with these other recipes:
    • how to make creamy salsa verde or salsa verde cremosa
    • Creamy Faux Avocado Salsa Verde Recipe (Salsa verde cremosa)

    This is more of a creamy jalapeño salsa verde because it doesn’t contain any avocados. This creamy salsa verde with no avocado makes for a super affordable salsa that everyone will think for sure it has to be guacamole salsa!

    How can I make this less spicy?

    Split the peppers in half and remove the veins and seeds from the jalapenos. This should remove a lot of the heat.

    How can I make this MORE spicy?

    Try a combination of jalapeños and serrano peppers. Serranos tend to be more spicy than jalapeños peppers. Try replacing 1 jalapeño with 2 serranos.

    You could also do 1 or 2 habaneros to add more of a kick. Replace 1 jalapeño with 2 habaneros.

    What type of oil should I use?

    Use an oil with a high smoking point. Since we’re sauteeing the peppers and onions over a medium heat, a good neutral oil with a high smoke point is preferred. 

    Avocado oil, corn oil, canola oil, grapeseed oil, peanut oil, safflower oil all are good options.

    This would go great with these other recipes:

    • Torta de Milanesa de Res
    • Potato and Egg Breakfast Burrito
    • Huevos con Nopales
    • Tacos Dorados de Papa

    how to make creamy salsa verde or salsa verde cremosa

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    Start by adding ¼ cup of oil, jalapeños, onion, and garlic cloves to a pan or pot over medium to medium-low heat.

    Sauté them until they start to blister and become soft.

    If the onion and/or the garlic start to brown or look more charred before the jalapenos are done, pull them out first and continue cooking the jalapenos.

    After the jalapeños have finished cooking, add the onion, garlic, cilantro, salt, lime juice, jalapeños, and the remaining oil from the pan where everything was sautéed in along with an additional 1 cup of oil to a blender.

    Then, blend it all until it has emulsified.

    Transfer to glass jar or container of choice.

    Keeps for about 2 weeks in the refrigerator.

    overhead view of green salsa in a mason jar with pink salt, cilantro and jalapenos in the back of the photo
    • Torta de Milanesa de Res
    • Potato and Egg Breakfast Burrito (Burrito de Papas con Huevo)
    • Tender Cactus with Scrambled Eggs (Huevos con Nopales)
    • Crispy Potato and Cheese Tacos (Tacos Dorados de Papa con Queso)
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    Creamy Faux Avocado Salsa Verde Recipe (Salsa verde cremosa)

    • Author: Mirna Pena – La Saucy Kitchen
    • Prep Time: 5 Minutes
    • Cook Time: 15 minutes
    • Total Time: 20 minutes
    • Yield: 12 oz 1x
    • Category: Salsas
    • Method: Stovetop
    • Cuisine: Mexican
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    Description

    This creamy salsa makes for the best fake avocado salsa! Everyone will think you threw down on all of these avocados and little do they know there are no avocados in the salsa!


    Ingredients

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    • 1 and ¼ cup of neutral cooking oil, divided
    • 8 Large jalapeño peppers, stems removed and cut into quarters
    • ¼ large onion
    • 2 garlic cloves, peeled
    • 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
    • 1 teaspoon lime juice
    • ¼ cup cilantro, packed

    Instructions

    1. Start by adding ¼ cup of oil, and jalapeños, onion, and garlic cloves to a pan or pot over medium to medium-low heat.
    2. Sauté them until they start to blister and become soft.
    3. If the onion and/or the garlic start to brown or look more charred before the jalapeños are done, pull them out first and continue cooking the jalapeños.
    4. After the jalapeños have finished cooking, add the onion, garlic, cilantro, salt, lime juice, jalapeños, and the remaining oil from the pan where everything was sautéed in along with an additional 1 cup of oil to a blender. Blend it all until it has emulsified.
    5. Transfer to glass jar or container of choice.
    6. Keeps for about 2 weeks in the refrigerator.

    Notes

    How can I make this less spicy?

    Split the peppers in half and remove the veins and seeds from the jalapeños. This should remove a lot of the heat.

    How can I make this MORE spicy?

    Try a combination of jalapeños and serrano peppers. Serranos tend to be more spicy than jalapeños peppers. Try replacing 1 jalapeño with 2 serranos. You could also do 1 or 2 habaneros to add more of a kick. Replace 1 jalapeño with 2 habaneros.

    What type of oil should I use?

    Use an oil with a high smoking point. Since we’re sautéing the peppers and onions over a medium heat, a good neutral oil with a high smoke point is preferred.  Avocado oil, corn oil, canola oil, grapeseed oil, peanut oil, safflower oil all are good options.

    Keywords: creamy green salsa

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