Avocado Cream Sauce
This avocado cream sauce is smooth, creamy, and full of fresh flavor from lime, garlic, and cilantro. It comes together in minutes and is perfect for drizzling over tacos, burrito bowls, grilled meats, or roasted vegetables. Use water to thin it to your desired consistency for an easy, versatile sauce.
Servings: 8
Calories: 56kcal
Ingredients
- 1 avocado ripe
- 1/4 cup Sour Cream or Greek yogurt
- 1/2 Lime juiced
- 1 Garlic Cloves
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro
- 2-3 tablespoons Water optional to thin
- ⅛ tsp Natural Ancient Sea Salt or more to taste
- ⅛ tsp Black Pepper or more to taste
Instructions
- Add the avocado, sour cream, lime juice, garlic, cilantro, salt, and pepper to a small blender cup or food processor
- Blend them until smooth.
- Add water a tablespoon at a time until it reaches a drizzleable consistency or the right consistency for you.
- Refrigerate until ready to use.
Notes
- Make it dairy-free: Use unsweetened coconut yogurt or another plain dairy-free yogurt.
- Add heat: Blend in a small piece of jalapeño or a pinch of cayenne. I do this with the steak quesadillas.
- Make it extra tangy: Add additional lime juice or a spoonful of Greek yogurt.
- Add more flavor and spice: salt and pepper gives it a bit of flavor, but you could switch things up by swapping salt and pepper with some of my homemade spice blends like Sazon Seasoning, Chicken Taco Seasoning, or Fajita Seasoning.
- Make it thicker: Use less water to create a dip-style avocado crema.
- Use a ripe avocado: A ripe avocado blends smoothly and creates the best creamy texture.
- Adjust thickness easily: Use less water for a thicker dip or more water for a pourable taco sauce.
- Blend completely smooth: A blender or small food processor works best to fully incorporate the garlic and cilantro.
- Taste and adjust: After blending, add extra lime juice or salt if you want a brighter flavor.
- Serve fresh for the best color: Avocado sauces can darken over time, so they look best when used soon after blending.
- Store correctly: Press plastic wrap directly onto the surface of the sauce before sealing the container to help slow browning.
Nutrition
Calories: 56kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 41mg | Potassium: 138mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 0.5g | Vitamin A: 91IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 0.2mg
