Let's eat mexican!
These 3 easy sauces/dips are made with simple ingredients and filled with authentic mexican flavours:
- Guacamole,
- Pico de gallos, &
- Mango salsa.
Use them to top all your favourite mexican dishes:
- Tacos,
- Nachos,
- Quesadilla,
- Burritos,
- Tostados,
- Enchiladas &
- Tortilla chips.
Guacamole
guacamole
Guacamole is a classic and it is so much better homemade!
Use ripe avocados to make this recipe. To help avocados ripen faster, place them by bananas. To help slow down ripening, place the avocados in the fridge.
- Prep Time 5 Minutes
- makes 1 cup
Ingredients
- 3 ripe avocados
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 2 tbsp fresh cilantro chopped (optional)
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 tomato finely diced
- 1 tsp green tabasco or 1 jalapeno
Instructions
- In a bowl, add the flesh of the avocados. Mash with a fork.
- Add the rest of the ingredients. Mash. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve or cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge until ready to serve.
Pico de Gallo
Pico de Gallo
Pico de Gallo is a classic Mexican tomato dip/sauce. It adds a light, fresh, healthy and low-calorie boost of flavor to mexican dishes.
- Prep Time 5 Minutes
- Total Time 20 Minutes
- makes 1 1/2 cup
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup onion finely diced
- 1 cup tomato finely diced
- 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 1 jalapeno finely diced
Instructions
- In a bowl, add the onion, jalapeno, lime juice and 1/4 tsp salt. Let sit 5 minutes.
- Add the rest of the ingredients. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Let marinate 15 minutes to a couple hours. Serve.
Pico de Gallo
Mango salsa
Ripe and juicy mangos make the best mango salsa! This 5-ingredient recipe is quick, easy to make and brings me back to the mexican sunshine.
- Prep Time 5 Minutes
- makes 1 cup
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup red onion finely diced
- 2 ripe mangoes finely diced
- juice of 1 lime
- 1 jalapeno finely diced
- 2 tbsp cilantro finely chopped
Instructions
- In a bowl, add the onion, jalapeno, lime juice and 1/4 tsp salt. Let sit 5 minutes.
- Add the rest of the ingredients. Combine. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Let marinate 15 minutes to a couple hours. Serve.