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Make this creamy avocado lime crema in minutes! A rich, tangy sauce perfect as a dip or topping for tacos, bowls, and more. Simple ingredients, bold flavor.
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Avocado Lime Crema is a condiment used as a sauce or for dipping. A traditional lime crema is made with heavy cream and buttermilk to produce a thick and tangy condiment, but the avocado version that we’ll be making today uses avocados to yield our luscious condiment. The addition of garlic, cilantro and lime juice work together to provide acidity to balance out the rich avocado.
By Anadi Misra ·
By Anadi Misra ·
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This Avocado Lime Crema recipe is…
While both of these condiments are avocado-based, they are quite different! If you check out my go-to Classic Guacamolerecipe, it’s not made in a blender. Instead, it’s made by mashing avocado with other elements, including tomatoes, onions, garlic, cilantro, and lime juice. While the avocado, cilantro, and lime juice are in common, crema does not contain onions and tomatoes. Additionally, since we are mashing everything together, you get a chunky texture. On the other hand, since we’re blending the ingredients for avocado lime crema will be of a smooth and creamy consistency, as the name suggests. Also, since crema is cream-based, we’ve got our sour cream in there to achieve that, while guacamole does not have any creamy element!
While I wouldn’t describe this Avocado Lime Crema as unhealthy, there are some swaps you can make to tweak the ingredients in this recipe to fit your dietary preferences. Here are some ideas:
The best and simplest way to describe it would be a creamy version of guacamole. Which is a great thing since guacamole is amazing.
Oxidation is the main culprit that can cause the avocado lime crema to turn brown. Here are a few things you can do to prevent or slowdown this process.
You definitely can! If you want to add a spicy kick to your avocado lime crema, you can add 1-2 Thai green chilies, serrano chillies or a sliced jalapeño. You could even add in some red chilli flakes if you would like.
All ingredients and the instructions to save for later can be found by scrolling to the bottom of this post for the FULL PRINTABLE recipe card or by pressing the “Jump to Recipe” button. You will also be able to scale the recipe based on how many portions of avocado lime crema you’re looking to make so that you can make either a small amount for a single meal or have plenty to enjoy a week’s worth of Mexican delights!
In a food processor, add all the ingredients and process on high speed until smooth and creamy.
Enjoy!
All you need to do is transfer the avocado crema into a mason jar or in an airtight container and keep it in the fridge. Due to the avocados and garlic in here, I suggest that you keep it in the fridge for no longer than 2-3 days. The crema will start browning on the surface after 2 days due to oxidation. While edible, it may not appear the most pleasant - rest assured the layer below the surface should still be bright green.
Unfortunately, you can’t freeze your avocado lime crema as the texture will become grainy once defrosted. So make sure you’ve got lots of tasty meals planned so that you can use this sauce! Continue reading for recipe inspiration!
There are so many ways to enjoy your Avocado Lime Crema! Of course, you can pair this with Mexican-inspired recipes, such as:
However, there’s no need to limit yourself! Avocado crema would be so delicious with eggs, such as on top of boiled eggs, deviled eggs, in an omelette, or on top of scrambled eggs. I can also see this being incredible as a topping over my Indian fusion Paneer Pakora Nachos! You can also incorporate this in sandwiches and wraps as a spread, such as in a Breakfast Bagel BELT, Spicy Mexican-Style Shrimp Wrap, Tandoori Chicken Sandwich, or even in your Breakfast Burritos!
Let me know what you think of this recipe in the comments! If you’ve tried this recipe, be sure to post it on social media and tag it with #cookingwithanadi and mention me @cooking.with.anadi. Thank you!
Recipe by Anadi Misra
Make this creamy avocado lime crema in minutes! A rich, tangy sauce perfect as a dip or topping for tacos, bowls, and more. Simple ingredients, bold flavor.
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15 min
Prep
15 min
Total
16
servings
makes 2 cups
easy
Level
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In a food processor, add all the ingredients and process on high speed until smooth and creamy.
In a food processor, add all the ingredients and process on high speed until smooth and creamy.
41
Calories
1g
Protein
2g
Carbs
4g
Fat
1g
Fiber
1g
Sugar
155mg
Sodium
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What are the nutrition facts based on? For instance, 2tbsp?
Hey, the nutrition facts are based on half the recipe, so 1 Cup. To find out how much 1 Tbsp would be, you can divide the numbers shown by 16. Hope this helps and let me know if you have any other questions!
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