Creamy Avocado Salsa

This easy Avocado Salsa recipe features roasted tomatillos, chili peppers, and onion blended with creamy avocados for bold flavor—perfect as a dip for chips or a topping for tacos, burritos, and all your favorite Mexican dishes.

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Making your own homemade salsa is so easy and the flavor combinations are endless! You don’t have to make a tomato-based one. This green salsa is made with tomatillos, avocados, peppers, and seasonings for a creamy, delicious sauce you can serve with so many things. It’s basically a salsa verde, just with avocados. They give the salsa a rich and creamy texture and the flavor is out of this world delicious.

Why You’ll Love Creamy Avocado Salsa

• This easy from-scratch recipe is better than any store-bought salsa. Fresh ingredients make all the difference!
• Cooking the tomatillos and peppers under the broiler gives the salsa tons of flavor. Just a bit smoky and absolutely delicious.
• Pop everything in a food processor, pulse a few times, and then you have an avocado salsa that is a little tangy, creamy with some heat from the peppers. It’s so easy to make!

Ingredients for Creamy Avocado Salsa

• Tomatillos – These look like little green tomatoes wrapped in a papery husk. Remove the husk, give them a rinse, and that’s all you need to do to prep them for salsa!
• Jalapeno pepper – I love to use both jalapeño peppers and serrano peppers for a variety of flavor in this creamy salsa.
• Serrano peppers – These peppers bring flavor and some more heat than jalapenos. Feel free to adjust the amount so it’s the right amount of spicy for you.
• White onion – You only need one thick slice of white onion for this recipe.
• Mexican oregano – This is a dried herb that is different from the oregano used in Italian food. It’s peppery with a slight lemon flavor, and has a stronger aroma. If you can’t find it, you can sub the other kind!
• Garlic cloves – Use fresh garlic cloves for extra depth of flavor.
• Avocados – When picking avocados look for one that feels lightly soft, but not “mushy” to the touch.
• Salt – Bring everything together with a bit of salt added to the salsa mixture.
• Lime juice – Fresh squeezed lime juice is the way to go with this creamy avocado salsa verde.

How to Make Creamy Avocado Salsa

Place an oven rack close to the broiler and then turn on the broiler to 500°F.

Place the tomatillos, peppers, and onion on a sheet pan. Put the sheet pan under the broiler and cook the veggies until the skins blacken in spots.

Turn them over and blacken the skins on the other side. This doesn’t take long, so keep an eye on them – they can go from blackened to totally burnt pretty quickly!

Take charred veggies out of the oven and let cool for about five minutes.

Place into a food processor with the rest of the ingredients and blend until smooth.

You can serve the creamy avocado salsa right away or leave it in the fridge for a few hours before serving. Letting it sit allows the flavors to develop, so it tastes even better.

Serve and enjoy!

How to Store Avocado Salsa

It will keep well for up to five days. Just transfer it to an airtight container to keep it fresh. You can also freeze it for up to 3 months in a freezer safe container.

Break out the tortilla chips because you are going to love this green salsa recipe!

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5 from 9 votes

Creamy Avocado Salsa

This creamy salsa has a nice tang from the tomatillos and creaminess of the avocados. Great serve with chips or on tacos.

Prep:10 minutes mins

Cook:10 minutes mins

Total:20 minutes mins

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Ingredients

• ▢ 10 matillos dehusked and washed
• ▢ 1 jalapeno
• ▢ 1-2 serrano peppers
• ▢ 1 thick slice white onion
• ▢ 2 garlic cloves
• ▢ 2 avocados
• ▢ 1 Tablespoon lime juice
• ▢ ½ teaspoon salt
• ▢ ½ teaspoon Mexican oregano

Instructions

• Preheat broiler to 500 degrees Fahrenheit and place rack close to the top of the oven
• Place tomatillos, chili peppers and onion on a pan and place under the broiler. Broil till the vegetables blacken a bit, then flip and blacken the other side.
• Remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes. Place all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
• Serve with chips or on a delicious taco.

Tips

How long is tomatillo avocado salsa good for in the fridge?

It will keep well for up to five days. Keep it in an airtight container to keep it fresh.

Can you freeze it?

Yes, you can freeze it for up to three months in a freezer container.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 136kcal (7%), Carbohydrates: 12g (4%), Protein: 2g (4%), Fat: 10g (15%), Saturated Fat: 2g (13%), Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 7g, Sodium: 200mg (9%), Potassium: 521mg (15%), Fiber: 6g (25%), Sugar: 4g (4%), Vitamin A: 201IU (4%), Vitamin C: 19mg (23%), Calcium: 22mg (2%), Iron: 1mg (6%)

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We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information. The information in the nutrition box is calculated through a program and there is room for error. If you need an accurate count, I recommend running the ingredients through your favorite nutrition calculator.

The combination of creamy avocados, roasted peppers and tomatillos, and seasonings are so good. Add an ice-cold Paloma to go with it and enjoy!

What to Serve with Tomatillo Avocado Salsa

Serve this creamy avocado salsa with your favorite tortillas chips! But it’s also delicious on top of tacos and even with hearty burritos. Or, dunk a chicken quesadilla into this creamy salsa too.

Easily make a burrito bowl with some rice and tasty protein, like chicken fajita meat. A dollop of this salsa on top of the bowl adds so much flavor!

More Mexican Food Recipes

• Make some homemade Pico de Gallo or Salsa to go with all your favorite tacos, burritos, or scoop them up with tortilla chips.
• We love to make Guacamole and Margaritas for parties and happy hours!
• Make a batch of Crock Pot Chicken Tacos or my easy Beef Taco Meat for your next taco Tuesday.
• Don’t forget dessert – Tres Leches Cake is easy to make and so good!
• The delicious Avocado Toast is layered with a homemade Avocado Butter and Grilled Corn Salsa for the ultimate way to make Avocado Toast!