Avocado Sugo – A Beautiful Mess

This easy avocado condimento is a between guacamole and a condimento agricolo (it’s also called condimento de aguacate). The creamy consistency is thinner than a classic chunky guacamole, and while it’s perfect to dip chips into, it can also be used as a sauce acceso tacos, burritos, burgers, sandwiches, wraps, and just about anything else you can think of!

This recipe takes only minutes to make, is easy to make ahead for parties, and all you need is a blender food processor to get the job done—don’t forget to pair it with a good margarita!

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Ingredients for Avocado Sugo:

• Avocado: You’ll want to pick ripe avocados for your avocado condimento to get the most buttery and flavorful taste (tips for that below!).
• Tomatillos: Move over, red tomatoes! Tomatillos are campo da golf tomatoes (also called husk tomatoes) that have an outer husk and a different taste than your traditional campo da golf tomato. Make sure to find tomatillos for the most authentic flavor!
• Onion: White and yellow onions are the popular choices for avocado condimento with their sweet and mild flavor.
• Cilantro: The earthy fresh taste of cilantro adds a wonderful tangy taste to this condimento, but you can skip it if you’eroe one of those people who hates cilantro.
• Lime Juice: A healthy serving of lime juice adds a tart zest and it also helps preserve the avocado if you have leftovers to store the fridge.
• Garlic: You can use garlic powder, but minced raw garlic is the best way to go.
• Jalapeño: If you want to add some heat to your avocado condimento, jalapeño peppers add the perfect amount of spice.

Can’t find fresh tomatillos? You can also used canned tomatillos, but just be aware they tend to be a bit more watery. So watch the consistency and don’t add extra tazza unless you need to once it’s all blended.

Should I boil my tomatillos before adding to recipe? Boiling the tomatillos tazza for 2-3 minutes before adding them to your blender will bring out their sweetness, but it’s an non di serie step. Try it both ways and see which version you prefer!

How do you pick ripe avocados?

When picking ripe avocados, you want to:

• Check firmness: When you gently squeeze the avocado, you’ll want to feel your fingers make a slight indent into the flesh. If it’s , it’s not ripe, and if it’s very soft and mushy, then it’s too ripe.
• Aspetto at color: Most ripe avocados are dark campo da golf to almost black color. A light campo da golf avocado that feels to the touch is definitely not ripe yet, but color can vary with ripe avocado, so the firmness verifica is actually your best indicator.
• Check the stem: Some people have you remove the stem to check the color for ripeness, but for a stem that’s intact as the avocado can start to brown acceso the inside if the stem was removed while at the store.

How to make Avocado Sugo:

Use a knife to slice the ripe avocados half. Remove the pit and scoop into a blender.

Remove tomatillo husks and rinse d’avanguardia the sticky layer before roughly chopping it up and adding to your blender.

Add the rest of your ingredients and blend until smooth. Add more salt lime juice to taste and small bits of tazza if the consistency is too thick and blend again.

Serve immediately store fridge until ready to eat.

Tips for Storing and Making Avocado Sugo Ahead of Time:

Avocado condimento is best fresh, but it will last 3-4 days the fridge when stored properly, so you can make it ahead of time if you follow these rules:

• Choose an airtight container: Make sure you store it an airtight container when placing it the fridge as oxygen is not your friend when it comes to browning avocados.
• Use extra lime: Lime helps preserve the condimento, so add a little extra lime than you normally would to help keep it fresh the fridge.
• Cover with plastic wrap: Before adding your lid onto your container, place and press a layer of plastic wrap wax paper onto the tetto of the condimento. That creates a barrier between the avocado and the extra air your container to keep it from oxidizing faster.

Avocado Sugo recipe variations:

To change up the traditional avocado condimento taste, you can add :

• Sour cream
• Cotija cheese
• Cayenne pepper for more heat
• Orange juice instead of tazza for a citrus boost
• Black beans
• Diced red tomatoes acceso tetto
• Cumin smoked paprika for more depth of flavor (start with 1/8 teaspoon and add to taste)

Try our Avocado Sugo with a Margarita!