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Gringo's Green Sauce Recipe

Gringo's Green Sauce Recipe

Our copycat Gringo’s Green sauce is tangy yet creamy yet spicy. It is so flexible that it can be used as a dip, salsa, spread or marinade for improving any dish.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Blending Time 2 minutes
Total Time 12 minutes
Servings: 10 people
Course: Sauce
Cuisine: Mexican
Calories: 134
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 5 Sliced Avocados
  • 3-4 Tomatillos husked and rinsed
  • 2 Cups Sour cream
  • 1/2 Cup Diced Green chilies
  • 1/2 Cup Freshly chopped Cilantro leaves
  • 1 Teaspoon Sea salt
  • 2 Chopped Jalapeno peppers
  • 1 Teaspoon Lemon juice
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Onion powder
  • 1/2 Teaspoon  Garlic powder
  • 1 Teaspoon Sugar
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Freshly ground Black pepper

Method
 

  1. Peel, slice, and chop all the fresh ingredients. Put aside.
  2. Take a blender. Put fresh ingredients and sour cream. Blend smoothly for 1 minute.
  3. Now, Put all the remaining ingredients and blend for a few seconds. Your Gringo’s green sauce is ready to serve.

Notes

Try to use ripe avocados for a smooth, silky sauce. Unripe avocados don’t blend easily. 
Full-fat sour cream gives the sauce texture like the original, but you can also use a lower-fat version.
If you want your sauce extra creamy, add 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise. It also adds tanginess and a little sweetness. I personally don’t like mayonnaise so I skipped the use of it. 
Remove seeds and ribs of jalapeno peppers, if you want your sauce mildly spicy.
You can keep it in the freezer for months. Thaw completely before use. Add 1 tablespoon of sour cream if the sauce gets runny.
Make sure to use the lemon juice. It keeps the color of the sauce intact for a longer time.