Aji Verde (Spicy Peruvian Green Sauce)

Name: Aji Verde (Spicy Peruvian Green Sauce)
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: ½ cup mayonnaise; 2 cup lightly packed fresh cilantro, mostly leaves but small stems are ok (from 1 big bunch of cilantro or 1 ½ medium); 2 medium jalapeños, seeds and membranes removed but reserved, roughly chopped; 2 clove garlic, roughly chopped; ⅓ cup (1 ounce) grated Cotija or Parmesan cheese; 1 tbsp lime juice; ¼ tsp fine sea salt

By Cookie and Kate · Cookie and KatePublic

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Learn how to make the best aji verde sauce! Aji verde is spicy Peruvian green sauce, made with cilantro, jalapeños, and a little mayonnaise and Parmesan. It is utterly irresistible drizzled onto tacos and more! Recipe yields about 1 1/4 cups.

Prep: 10 min
Total: 10 min
Servings: 1

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Ingredients

For 1 person

Cooking for

0.5 cupmayonnaise
2 cuplightly packed fresh cilantro, mostly leaves but small stems are ok (from 1 big bunch of cilantro or 1 ½ medium)
2medium jalapeños, seeds and membranes removed but reserved, roughly chopped
2 clovegarlic, roughly chopped
0.33 cup(1 ounce) grated Cotija or Parmesan cheese
1 tbsplime juice
0.25 tspfine sea salt

Steps

1
In a food processor or blender, combine all of the ingredients. Blend until the cilantro has broken into very tiny pieces and the sauce is green and mostly smooth (no matter how long you blend it, it will still have some texture to it).
2
Taste, and adjust if necessary. This sauce is intentionally bold and spicy and I usually think it’s just right as written. However, if the flavor is too overwhelming, blend in 1 tablespoon of olive oil while running the food processor. If it’s not spicy enough, add some of the reserved jalapeño seeds and blend again. If it doesn’t have enough zip, add another tablespoon of lime juice and/or a pinch of salt.
3
Aji verde keeps well in the refrigerator, covered, for about 1 week.

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Per portion

Calories: ~12.3 kcal
Protein: ~0.5 g
Fat: ~0 g
Carbs: ~2.9 g
Fiber: ~0.2 g
Sodium: ~580.7 mg

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