How To Make Empanada Sauce
This empanada sauce is flavored with cilantro and lime. This is also great for pairing with crisp fresh veggies or as a tortilla dip.
Ingredients
- ½ cup Greek yogurt
- 1 lime, juice and zest
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ cup water, more if you prefer a thinner consistency
- ½ avocado
- ¾ cup fresh cilantro
- 1 garlic clove
- ¼ cup green onion, white parts removed
- 1 tsp kosher salt
Instructions
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In a food processor, add the Greek yogurt, lime juice and half the zest, olive oil, water, avocado, cilantro, garlic, green onion, and salt.
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Pulse on high until fully combined. Add more water if needed to thin out the sauce.
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Serve with homemade Chicken Empanadas!
Nutrition
- Sugar: 6g
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- Calcium: 179mg
- Calories: 503kcal
- Carbohydrates: 23g
- Cholesterol: 5mg
- Fat: 43g
- Fiber: 10g
- Iron: 2mg
- Monounsaturated Fat: 30g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g
- Potassium: 841mg
- Protein: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Sodium: 2383mg
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Vitamin A: 1244IU
- Vitamin C: 38mg
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