Bright and zesty avocado salsa! Loaded with flavor and color. Perfect as a dip or topping over a main dish.
Servings: 8
Prep15 minutesminutes
Ready in: 15 minutesminutes
Ingredients
6medium (20 oz)roma tomatoes(20 oz), seeded and diced
1cupchopped red onion,diced
1large or 2 small jalapeños,seeded and diced (1/4 cup. Leave ribs and seeds if you like heat)
3medium avocados,semi-firm but ripe, peeled, cored and diced
3Tbspolive oil
3Tbspfresh lime juice
1clovegarlic,finely minced
1/2tspsalt(more or less to taste as desired)
1/4tspfreshly ground black pepper
1/2cup loosely packedcilantro leaves,minced
Instructions
Place red onion in a strainer or sieve and rinse under cool water to remove harsh bite. Drain well. Add to a mixing bowl along with diced tomatoes, jalapeños and avocados.
In a separate small mixing bowl whisk together olive oil, lime juice, garlic, salt and pepper until mixture is well blended. Pour mixture over avocado mixture, add cilantro then gently toss mixture to evenly coat. Serve with tortilla chips or over Mexican entrees.
Notes
If you aren't a fan of spicy food you can replace jalapeños with diced bell pepper. If you'd like it spicier you can leave the ribs and seeds of the jalapeños or even use a hotter pepper like one serrano or habanero pepper.
This salsa is best served within a few hours of preparing as the avocado may start to brown. If you'd like to prepare it in advance just toss everything together except the avocado then store in the fridge for a few days, then add the avocados when ready to serve.