Avocado Cilantro Lime Dip, Sauce or Dressing
Avocados, Cilantro and Lime is the perfect accompaniment to almost any TexMex or Mexican meal. This recipe is ultimately flexible to create what you need - whether it's a dip for chips - sitting alongside fresh salsa, or if it's a sauce that you are putting on top of an enchilada or taco - or if it's a salad dressing completing your taco salad - the options are nearly endless!
Equipment
- Mini Food Processor
Ingredients
- 1 Avocado Ripe !
- 4 Tbl Sour Cream Sub low fat sour cream or greek yogurt if you like
- 1-3 Tbl Olive Oil EVOO
- 1 Clove Garlic
- ¼ - 1 C Cilantro leaves Start with a fresh bunch of cilantro
- 1-2 Limes Juiced (I use 1)
- ½-1 tsp vinegar Optional - white or champagne
- 0-5 Tbl Water Optional - depending on consistency desired
- Salt and Pepper
Instructions
- If you have a small chopper or food processor - get it out. Depending on the size of your mini food processor you may need to make the dip or sauce in two batches. Put preferred amount of all ingredients into the food processor and zip it up ! Note - you could also likely use an immersion blender if you are making dressing...
- If you don't have a mini food processor and/or don't feel like getting out your big food processor - just mince the garlic and the cilantro leaves and smash the avocado with a fork and hand blend everything in a bowl.
- Taste your dip / sauce / dressing and see what you think - tweak it slightly to your tastes.
Notes
Note : Last time I made this I used :
1 Avocado
4 big Tbl of LF Sour Cream
1 Garlic clove
3 Tbl EVOO
1 juicy lime - both halves squeezed a lot
Heavy S&P.
Although I was making a salad - I didn't add the water. It made tossing the veg / salad more complicated but I dealt with it just fine....
Other people have noted maybe add 1/2 tsp cumin to the mix might be nice also.
Nutrition
Calories: 93kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 1gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 11mgPotassium: 200mgFiber: 3gSugar: 0.4gVitamin A: 132IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 23mgIron: 0.3mg
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