Creamy Green Sauce

Description

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!

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 (Optional)
  • 1 tablespoon water, or as needed (Optional)
  • 1 ½ cups sour cream, at room temperature
  • ¼ bunch fresh cilantro, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir onion
  2. jalapeno pepper
  3. and garlic until onion is softened
  4. 5 to 10 minutes. Add tomatoes
  5. tomatillos
  6. avocado
  7. and water to onion mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until tomatoes are softened and liquid has evaporated
  8. about 15 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and cool slightly.
  9. Blend tomato mixture
  10. sour cream
  11. cilantro
  12. and salt together in a food processor or blender
  13. working in batches if necessary
  14. until sauce is smooth.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 35 mins

Servings: 24

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