Healthy Avocado Lime Crema with Jalapeño

bowl of avocado crema with flecks of scallion and jalapeno.

Healthy Avocado Lime Crema with Jalapeño

A veggie loaded, thick Avocado Crema made with non-fat yogurt. Full of tremendous flavors and zest plus healthy fats and protein makes it an incredibly versatile way to enhance all kinds of meals or eat as a dip!

Prep Time15

Cook Time0

Roast Jalapeno over flame (optional)5

Total Time20

Course: Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: roasted radishes

Servings:

Calories: 61kcal

Author: Kathy Marshall

Equipment

1 food processor

Ingredients

1 avocado
1 cup plain non-fat yogurt I use Greek, can sub regular
4 scallions I use as much of the greens as possible, only discarding bruised, yellow or damaged greens.
1/2 cup cilantro packed/overflowing-see photo in post
1 lime, juiced
1 jalapeno leave out if you don't like the kick, see notes about charring for extra flavor.
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp white pepper can sub black (white is milder and more powdery- disappears more)

Instructions

Prepare the ingredients by: halving and scooping flesh from 1 avocado, washing and roughly chopping 1/2 cup cilantro, washing and roughly chopping 4 scallions, roughly chopping 1 jalapeno (see notes), juicing 1 lime, juiced and measuring out the 1 cup plain non-fat yogurt, 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp white pepper.
Place all ingredients in a high speed blender or food processor and blend until uniformly green. Due to all the cilantro, scallions and jalapeno, blend it for a good minute to get the green flecks as small as possible.
Serve or place in sealed container. Will last in fridge for up to 5-7 days, really well (acid in yogurt and lime help keep it bright and delicious tasting without the avocado browning in the crema). It can be used on an as need basis throughout the week.

Notes

Makes 2 cups.

Jalapeno- I like to cut the jalapeno in half, de-seed it and hold it with tongs over my gas flame on a burner, placing it and rotating it while supervising it getting charred. This lends a nice flavor, but is not necessary. You could roast it in the oven if you want (all optional).

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