Name: Tomatillo & Avocado Salsa
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 jalapeno; 10 tomatillos; 2 cloves of garlic; 1/2 of a fresh lime; 1/2 bundle cilantro (about 1/2 cup chopped); 1 large avocado (or 2 small); salt & pepper

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This Tomatillo and Avocado Salsa is a smooth yet zesty dip perfect for social gatherings, taco nights, or just for you!

Tomatillo & Avocado Salsa prepared in two small bowls with a bowl of blue and yellow tortilla chips.

This dip is very fast to make and will impress your family or guests. Most frequently, I’ll use this as a fresh dip for tortilla chips and I’ll pair it with tacos for dinner. It’s delicious for chicken, carnitas, steak, or even fish tacos. I also love it on my eggs in the morning, or breakfast tacos.

Tomatillo and Avocado Salsa Ingredients

One of the best parts of this salsa is its fresh ingredients. You will need one jalapeño, ten tomatillos, two cloves of garlic, half of a lime, half of a cilantro bundle, one large or two small avocados, salt and pepper.

How To Prepare This Salsa

First, remove the tomatillos from the husks. Fill a pot with water and boil the tomatillos until they lose the bright green color and become more dull (about 10 minutes). Then remove them from the water and let them cool.

Tomatillos being removed from the paper husks and placed in a colander.

While the tomatillos are boiling, prepare the other ingredients. Slice open the avocado and remove the pit, then scoop out the avocado. Peel the skin of the garlic, cut the lime in half, and prepare the jalapeno according to how spicy you want the dip to be.

Jalapeño Tip: The hottest part of the jalapeno comes from the membrane and the seeds inside. Cut the jalapeno in half and remove the white membrane and seeds for much less spice. This is how I prefer it but if you like spice, feel free to test the limits on adding in the seeds or the whole jalapeno.

Put the tomatillos and all other ingredients into a blender and blend. There is no need to cut the cilantro as it will get blended up with the rest of the dip. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Tomatillo and Avocado Salsa Serving Tips and Suggestions

If you happen to have any left, store this salsa in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
You can also freeze this dip and defrost for a later date.
This salsa is a great stand-alone appetizer with chips (served in an awesome chip-and-dip serving bowl like this Acacia Wood one on Amazon) and along with this Best Margarita!
If you make these delicious Pork Carnitas for tacos, this salsa would be a perfect accompaniment. Also add this salsa to these Breakfast Tacos or this Breakfast Quesadilla.