Avocado Salsa

(from desert.rose32’s recipe box)

Categories: Appetizers

Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for brushing
  • Zest and juice of 2 limes
  • 1/4 cup tequila
  • 2 canned chipotle chilies in adobo sauce, seeded and finely chopped
  • 1 tsp light agave syrup
  • 1 tsp salt, plus more, to taste
  • 1 tsp freshly ground pepper, plus more, to taste
  • 2 ripe avocados, pitted, peeled and diced
  • 1/2 cup diced white onion
  • 1/2 cup diced red onion
  • 2 tomatoes, seeded and diced
  • 1 jalapeño or serrano chili, seeded and finely diced
  • 3 Tbsp pumpkin seeds
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro

Directions

  1. In a small bowl, whisk together the 2 Tbsp olive oil, 3 Tbsp of the lime juice, 2 Tbsp of the tequila, the chipotles and adobo sauce, the agave syrup, the 1 tsp. salt and 1 tsp. pepper.

  2. In a medium bowl, combine the avocados, white onion, red onion, tomatoes, jalapeño, pumpkin seeds, cumin and cilantro. Pour the lime-tequila mixture over the top and gently stir to coat, being careful not to break up the avocado.

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