Dairy Free Whole30 Salsa Verde Pork Breakfast Patties
These breakfast patties bring serious bold flavor to your morning without a drop of dairy anywhere in sight. Ground pork gets seasoned with cumin, smoked paprika, oregano, and garlic powder before being seared in avocado oil until deeply browned and irresistible — the kind of crust that makes you want to skip the fork entirely. The real star is the bright, tangy salsa verde made from scratch with fresh tomatillos, jalapeño, cilantro, and lime juice, blended just enough to stay a little chunky and full of texture. Together, the rich pork and zippy green sauce hit that perfect savory-spicy-bright balance that makes breakfast feel worth waking up for. Since every ingredient here is naturally free of dairy, there's no need to swap anything out or second-guess a label — it just works as written. These are the kind of patties that make meal-prepping Sunday mornings feel genuinely exciting rather than obligatory.
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4 servings
For the salsa verde
- 6 medium tomatillos, husked and rinsed
- 1 jalapeño, stemmed and roughly chopped
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro leaves and tender stems
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
- ½ tsp salt
For the patties
- 1 lb ground pork
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ¼ tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
- 1 tbsp avocado oil
Instructions
- 1
Quarter the tomatillos and place them in a blender or food processor along with the jalapeño, cilantro, lime juice, and 1/2 tsp salt. Pulse until the salsa is slightly chunky but cohesive, about 8–10 short pulses. Taste and adjust salt, then set aside.
- 2
In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground pork, cumin, oregano, smoked paprika, garlic powder, 1/2 tsp salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes, if using. Mix with your hands just until the spices are evenly distributed — do not overwork the meat.
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