Creamy Green Sauce

Cinco de Mayo - Side Dish

This combination of sour cream with tomatoes brings about a delightful, smooth, creamy creation. Feel free to modify to your taste buds! Serve with or over tortilla chips. Sprinkle with your choice of shredded cheese for nachos!

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 20 mins

Total: 35 mins

Servings: 24

Yield: 24 servings

Creamy Green Sauce

Ingredients

2 teaspoons olive oil

or as needed

½ cup chopped onion

1 jalapeno pepper

coarsely chopped

1 teaspoon minced garlic

3 green tomatoes

coarsely chopped

4 tomatillos

husked and chopped

3 avocados

chopped

1 tablespoon water

or as needed

1 ½ cups sour cream

at room temperature

¼ bunch fresh cilantro

chopped

1 teaspoon salt

Rhubarb Margarita

Side Dish

Directions

Step 1

Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir onion jalapeno pepper and garlic until onion is softened 5 to 10 minutes. Add tomatoes tomatillos avocado and water to onion mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until tomatoes are softened and liquid has evaporated about 15 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and cool slightly.

Step 2

Blend tomato mixture sour cream cilantro and salt together in a food processor or blender working in batches if necessary until sauce is smooth.

Nutritional Information

Creamy Green Sauce

Servings Per Recipe:24

Calories: 81.6

% Daily Value *

Protein: 1.3g 3%

Carbohydrates: 4.3g 1%

Dietary Fiber: 2.1g 8%

Sugars: 1.2g

Fat: 7.2g 11%

Saturated Fat: 2.5g 12%

Cholesterol: 6.3mg 2%

Vitamin A Iu: 279.1IU 6%

Niacin Equivalents: 0.9mg 7%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 6%

Vitamin C: 7.6mg 13%

Folate: 25mcg 6%

Calcium: 23.6mg 2%

Iron: 0.3mg 2%

Magnesium: 12.2mg 4%

Potassium: 198.8mg 6%

Sodium: 108.8mg 4%

Calories From Fat: 64.7

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.