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Creamy avocado, sharp tomatillo, fresh lime and serrano transform into a vivid green salsa that takes only minutes to make — smooth, fresh and dangerously spoonable. 🥑🔥

Ingredients

• Green salsa base 🥑
• 🥑 250 g ripe avocado flesh (about 2 medium / 8.8 oz)
• 🍏 250 g fresh tomatillos, husked and rinsed (about 4 medium / 8.8 oz)
• 🌶️ 1–2 serrano chiles, stems removed
• 🌿 25 g fresh cilantro, leaves and tender stems (about 1 cup loosely packed / 0.9 oz)
• 🧅 60 g white onion, roughly chopped (½ small / 2.1 oz)
• 🧄 1 small garlic clove
• 🍋 45 ml fresh lime juice (3 tbsp / 1.5 fl oz)
• 🧂 ¾ tsp fine sea salt
• 💧 60–100 ml cold water, as needed (¼–⅓ cup / 2–3.4 fl oz)
• To finish ✨
• 🫒 10 ml neutral oil or mild olive oil (2 tsp)
• 🌿 Extra cilantro
• 🌶️ Thinly sliced serrano, optional
• 🍋 Lime wedges
• For serving 🌮
• 🌮 Tacos
• 🫓 Quesadillas
• 🌽 Tortilla chips
• 🥩 Grilled meat or chicken
• 🥔 Roasted potatoes

Preparation

• 1 Prepare the tomatillos 🍏 Remove the papery husks from the tomatillos and rinse them thoroughly under warm water to remove their sticky coating. Cut them into quarters.
• 2 Control the heat 🌶️ For medium heat, use one whole serrano. For a hotter salsa, use two. Remove some of the seeds only if you want a milder result.
• 3 Start the blender 🌿 Add the tomatillos, serrano, cilantro, onion, garlic, lime juice and salt to a blender. Blend for about 20 seconds until finely chopped and juicy.
• 4 Add the avocado 🥑 Add the ripe avocado flesh. Blend again until the mixture becomes smooth and creamy.
• 5 Adjust the consistency 💧 With the blender running on low speed, add cold water gradually until the salsa reaches a thick but pourable consistency.
• 6 Emulsify the salsa ✨ Add the oil and blend for another 10–15 seconds. The salsa should become noticeably silkier and slightly glossy.
• 7 Taste and balance 🍋 Taste the salsa. Add a little more lime if it needs brightness or another pinch of salt if the avocado tastes muted.
• 8 Rest briefly ❄️ Transfer the salsa to a bowl and refrigerate for 10 minutes. This allows the serrano, cilantro and lime flavors to settle into the avocado.
• 9 Check the texture 🥑 Stir before serving. If the salsa has thickened too much, mix in 1–2 tablespoons of cold water.
• 10 Finish 🌿 Spoon the salsa into a dark serving bowl. Top with cilantro and optional thin serrano slices.
• 11 Serve 🌮 Serve immediately with tacos, quesadillas, grilled meats, roasted vegetables or tortilla chips.

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