I love making Avocado Hot Sauce as a rich yet spicy condiment for so many different foods. It’s easy to blend and stores well in the refrigerator. It’s one of my favorite additions to drizzle on tacos, nachos, or spread on sandwiches.
The jalapeno peppers add a subtle heat that compliments the creamy avocado and tang of the lime juice. I love the fresh garlic as well. It enhances the flavors of the other ingredients as well as adding a sharp note.
If you like avocado cream sauce recipes, you will love Avocado Aioli and Taco Bell Avocado Ranch Copycat.
Why You’ll Love This Avocado Sauce Recipe
- Ready in 10 minutes: Add all the ingredients to a blender and that’s it — no cooking required!
- Budget-friendly: I find this to be a very inexpensive recipe. It’s cheaper than buying a sauce from the grocery store.
- Adjustable spice level: Use more or less jalapenos to adjust the heat to your taste. Make the sauce mild or hot!
Ingredients
This recipe for green avocado salsa or sauce (whatever you want to call it) uses fresh produce for most of its ingredients. It’s a light yet rich condiment!
- Avocados: Ensure the avocados are nice and ripe before you use them. They will be soft to the touch but not mushy. They are the creamiest and have the best flavor!
- Jalapenos: You may do a rough chop of the jalapenos since they will blended. Add more or less depending on your desired heat level. I also remove the seeds for more control over the spice.
- Garlic: I love the flavor of fresh garlic in this sauce. It plays perfectly with the cilantro and spicy jalapenos.
- Cilantro: I use fresh chopped cilantro for more color and fresh herb flavor. You may leave it out if you don’t like the taste.
- Lime juice: This adds acidity to the avocado hot sauce as well as prevents the avocado from turning brown quickly.
- Salt and pepper: Add salt and pepper to taste. If you want to use less or more of either, go ahead!
- Water: Adding water will help achieve the right consistency for the sauce. It helps to prevent it from clumping and becoming too thick to drizzle.
See the recipe card below for exact ingredient amounts, nutritional information, and detailed instructions.
Variations
- Tomatillo avocado sauce: Try making this into a creamy avocado salsa by adding fresh tomatillos. You may need to adjust the amount of water added.
- Chipotle avocado sauce: Swap the jalapenos for chipotle peppers in adobo sauce for a smoky heat.
- Sour cream avocado sauce: Turn up the tangy flavor and add a couple of scoops of sour cream to this avocado sauce.
How to Make Avocado Hot Sauce
Measure out all of the ingredients ahead of time so you may just add them straight to the blender! It’s super easy to make this in just a few minutes.
Step 1: Prep the ingredients. Slice your avocados and jalapenos, remove the seeds, mince the garlic, and roughly chop the cilantro. Place all of the ingredients into the blender, including the water.
Step 2: Blend. Puree them until smooth. Add more water if necessary to achieve your desired thickness. Taste the sauce and add more salt or pepper if needed.
⭐️ Hint: Chopping the ingredients instead of blending them whole will keep the blade in your blender from becoming clogged. If you need to stir it, ensure the blender is off and the container is removed from the unit for safety.
If you love recipes like this, you may also enjoy Jalapeno Hot Sauce, Scotch Bonnet Hot Sauce, Creamy Jalapeno Sauce or this Hot BBQ Sauce.
Storage
- Refrigeration: Store leftovers of this avocado and cilantro sauce in glass bottles or an airtight container for best results. It will stay fresh for 2-3 days.
- Freezing: Place the sauce in a freezer-safe container for up to 1 month. Thaw in the refrigerator before using. Give it a good stir once it’s fully thawed.
Serving Suggestions
- Make some avocado sauce for tacos! Drizzle it over Slow Cooker Tacos or Pork Carnitas Tacos.
- Use this avocado sauce on other Mexican-inspired dishes like a Taco Breakfast Burrito and or Steak Nachos.
- This spicy avocado sauce tastes great on sandwiches like Crispy Cod Sandwich and Wendy’s Copycat Chicken Wrap.
Recipe Tips
- Use a blender or food processor: Either a blender or a food processor will work when making this sauce.
- Keep cold: This avocado green sauce is best served chilled. Keep it in the refrigerator until you’re ready to use it.
- Add extra lime before freezing: You may freeze this sauce but consider adding extra acidity like more lime juice so it preserves its green color.
Recipe FAQs
Sure! If you don’t have fresh garlic on hand, use 1 teaspoon of garlic powder instead.
I prefer the flavor of lime with the avocado and cilantro but you may use lemon juice if you like that flavor better.
Absolutely. Use red bell pepper for sweetness or habaneros to make it extra hot! Choose your favorite pepper to make this avocado lime sauce your own!
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Avocado Hot Sauce
Equipment
- Knife
- Jar or storage container
Ingredients
Instructions
- Prepare the ingredients by cutting the avocados, seeding and chopping the jalapeño peppers, mincing the garlic cloves, and rinsing and drying the cilantro leaves.
- In a blender or food processor, combine the avocados, chopped jalapeños, minced garlic, cilantro leaves, lime juice, salt, pepper and water.
- Blend until smooth and creamy, adjusting the consistency with additional water if necessary.
- Season the hot sauce with salt and pepper to taste, and adjust the heat level by adding more jalapeño if desired.
- Transfer the hot sauce to a clean jar or airtight container and store it in the refrigerator for up to one week.
- Before serving, give the sauce a good stir to mix any separated ingredients.
- Enjoy your creamy avocado hot sauce as a topping for tacos, burritos, grilled chicken, eggs, or as a dip for chips or veggies.
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