El Pollo Loco Avocado Sauce

Deja A's Note:

This recipe is a copy-cat of the wonderful avocado sauce served at El Pollo Loco restaurants. It is great with taquitos, chicken or shrimp quesadillas. Don't expect an extremely thick guacamole, this is a thinner salsa--the consistency of the sauce you usually get with taquitos. Also, the heat of fresh jalapenos varies greatly. If you like milder salsas, remove the seeds; if you like it hot, don't bother removing them.

• Total Time: 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 ripe avocado, peeled & pitted
• 1 fresh jalapeno, cut into quarters
• 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, minced
• 2 tablespoons onions, diced

Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients in a blender & puree.
2. Optional: For chunkier salsa, after pureeing, place in bowl.
3. Mix in one diced avocado into pureed mixture.

Reviews

[it's not easy being green]

awesome. if you're worried about it being too watery, start out with 1/2 cup and then add more if you want. i ended up adding about 2/3 cup water and it is still pretty thick. thanks, this sauce is great!

[dawny70]

Loved this! It was definitely thin, but was great on tacos & fajitas!! I was scared by a whole jalapeno the first time I made it, but got brave the second time and it wasn't that bad!

[maryemerald]

Super delicious and super easy! I've eaten at Pollo Loco dozens of times (if not more) and this salsa is at least as good as the salsa they serve.