Artificial Flavors Free Avocado Herb Cream
Creamy, vibrant, and packed with fresh herb flavor, this avocado cream is the kind of sauce that makes everything it touches taste better. Ripe avocados get blended with cilantro, parsley, chives, lemon juice, and olive oil until silky smooth — no shortcuts, no fillers, just real ingredients doing all the heavy lifting. Store-bought versions of this style of sauce often sneak in natural and artificial flavor additives to mimic freshness, but when you make it at home with whole herbs and fresh-squeezed lemon, you get the genuine thing. The optional jalapeño adds a gentle kick that plays beautifully against the cool, grassy base. Consistency is easy to dial in — just add a splash of water at a time until it coats a spoon the way you like. Drizzle it over grain bowls, use it as a dip, spoon it onto tacos, or swirl it into soups — it's endlessly versatile and comes together in under two minutes of blending.
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4 servings
- 2 ripe avocados, halved and pitted
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro leaves
- ¼ cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
- 2 tbsp fresh chives, roughly chopped
- 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice (from about 1 lemon)
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- ¼ cup filtered water, plus more as needed
- ½ tsp fine sea salt, or to taste
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- 1 small jalapeño, seeded and roughly chopped (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Scoop the avocado flesh into a blender or food processor. Add the cilantro, parsley, chives, lemon juice, olive oil, water, salt, and pepper, along with the jalapeño if using.
- 2
Blend on high until completely smooth and pale green, about 45–60 seconds, scraping down the sides once halfway through.
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