creamy avocado cilantro sauce
I feel like I haven’t kept you well up to date with what’s going on in my life, lately. My apologies, if that’s something that interests you. If not, well, I’ve been doing just fine in your opinion, then. Good for me (and by proxy, for you).
But to those who are interested, I was initially going to say I’m about to disappoint you, because apart from this creamy avocado cilantro sauce situation that has, in fact, been a daily situation in my lunches and dinners of late, not much has been going on. But that sauce situation is pretty exciting, so…
Actually, there have been a few fun things going on around here. I’ve been working in the Kitchens at General Mills more often as a consultant, a.k.a. getting paid to bake cookies and cakes and other scrumptious yummy yums (an official term) in a kitchen that works and looks like a dream (and I’ve been giving sneak peeks here and there on Snapchat and Instagram!). I also spoke to a class of journalism students at my alma mater earlier this week, sharing with them the ins and outs of this crazy blogging “career” world, and also got lost on my old campus, which officially made me feel ancient.
And we took Avery to a pumpkin patch this past weekend, wherein the staff hayrides (haydrives?) you 8 minutes away to a pumpkin patch, then gives you 8 minutes to pick a pumpkin, then drives you back to the entrance. It was all so official and timed that I almost had pumpkin picking anxiety (don’t worry, I was able to snap a few adorable pics of the munchkin in the patch and actually pick a few pumpkins all within 8 minutes, go me). If the question you have is did Avery not care at all about the pumpkins but did care very much to roll around in and pick up the dirt surrounding the pumpkins, the answer I have for you is yes.
And then, of course, this sauce. I’ve made two batches of this sauce so far and I’m probably going to end up making eleventy billion batches before I get sick of it. It’s so good, guys. It’s cool and creamy and smooth and flavorful and I’ve been using it in all the different ways, from dipping fresh veggies to spreading it on sandwiches to drizzling it on salads or spooning a dollop or five on my single-lady sweet potato dinners (it was extra good on these, FYI). And all it takes is a few simple (and probably handy) ingredients: avocado, cilantro, yogurt, scallions, garlic, apple cider vinegar (? seriously, it works!) and salt. Add a little olive oil to thin it out, if you like, and you’re DONE. Time to dip/spread/drizzle/spoon/eat, then repeat.
I promise to keep you more updated on my life happenings in the future as they come along, but for now? All I’m probably doing over here is spooning this sauce directly into my mouth.
Creamy Avocado Cilantro Sauce
Description
Ingredients
- ½ avocado
- ¾ cup packed cilantro leaves
- ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
- 2 scallions chopped
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 to 2 teaspoons olive oil optional
Instructions
- Add all ingredients (except olive oil) to a food processor or blender. Pulse or blend ingredients until smooth and well combined. If sauce is too thick, add a teaspoon or two of olive oil and blend in just until combined.
- Store, tightly covered, in refrigerator for up to 4 days.
I’m thinking this should be my lunch and dinner situation also. Yum! The sauce would go so well with so many dishes. And congrats on the kitchen cooking in official capacity! Making cookies and cakes sounds like my kinda job. 🙂
Gosh this looks absolutely sensational!
Can’t go wrong with avocado + cilantro! Can’t wait to try this….on everything!
It’s ok for life to be boring every now and then. Sometimes no news = good news. I hope you are doing well and I’m looking forward to hanging out soon! Until then, I will be noshing on this avocado sauce. NOMS!
Well all of that sounds far from boring! The test kitchen sounds super fun!
This sauce looks SO good. And this: “If the question you have is did Avery not care at all about the pumpkins but did care very much to roll around in and pick up the dirt surrounding the pumpkins, the answer I have for you is yes.” Best sentence I’ve read all day. So so cute and hilarious!!
This on sweet potatoes sounds like everything I’ve never realized I needed until just now.
I’ve tried a similar recipe, minus the avocado and it just seemed like something was missing. I’ll have to give it a try with the addition of the avocado. Besides, avocados make everything taste better, right? Thanks for sharing!
Hi! I love this stuff. I made a large batch and I just want to make sure how long it can be stored in the fridge?
Not much going on?! That’s huge! You don’t give yourself enough credit at all 🙂 Love this sauce! I can imagine putting this on everything.
Also, side note, those West Elm flatware (yes, I recognize them–weirdo) is my FAVORITE.
Anna — It will keep about 4 days in the fridge, tightly covered!
A life filled with buckets of this sauce is a pretty exciting life, IMHO. Kind of in love with the fact that it is SO GREEN.
Laura — Thanks, lady! (and lol to the West Elm flatware — I’m obsessed, too, in case it isn’t obvious that I’ve used them for every post lately ;))
made this with labneh and lime juice and it came out tasting wonderful. thank you for sharing!
Sanaz — Oooo, yum! I’m so glad you liked it!