In my opinion a tasty sauce is what makes a meal great. Even better is when that sauce is easy to make, made with ingredients you can find at any grocery store and doesn’t even require any cooking. Avocado lime crema is creamy and bright and is great as condiment for everything from steaks to tacos and can even be used as a salad dressing. This recipe for Avocado Lime Crema comes together in a snap and is sure to jazz up your next taco Tuesday.
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What is Avocado Crema?
Mexican crema is a tangy condiment made from heavy cream, buttermilk, lime juice and salt. Avocado crema is similar but replaces the heavy cream and buttermilk with rich avocado and sour cream. Garlic, cilantro and lime juice bring a touch of acidity and freshness to balance out the richness of the avocado.
What Can I Serve Avocado Crema with?
Avocado crema is incredibly versatile and pairs well with a variety of dishes. I love it with steak, chicken, seafood, any and all kinds of tacos. Avocado crema also makes a great salad dressing or dip for chips and veggies. The possibilities are endless!
How to Make Avocado Lime Crema
This recipe is exceedingly simple to make. Grab a food processor and toss in avocados, sour cream ( you can also use Greek yogurt in avocado crema if that’s what you have on hand), cilantro (no need to chop, you can even throw in the stems as they have tons of flavor), a bit of lime juice, garlic salt and pepper. Blend everything together until your crema is smooth and creamy, that’s it! If you like a thinner consistency you can blend in some extra lime juice or water as well.
If you like this Avocado Lime Crema be sure to take a look at some of my other recipes!
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Avocado Lime Crema
Equipment
- Food processor
Ingredients
- 2 avocados pits and skins removed
- 1/2 cup sour cream or Greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 2 cloves garlic
Instructions
- Place all items in a food processor and blend until smooth.
- Serve as desired.
Jessica Formicola says
I love putting this avocado crema on my tacos! It adds just the right touch of creamy and tang for the perfect addition!
Jeri says
This avocado lime crema was so quick and easy to make and perfect on our tacos! Thanks!
Anaiah says
Love the simplicity of this avocado lime crema and all of the amazing flavors it gives! Can’t have tacos without it!
Colleen says
This crema will be delicious on our tacos tonight! Thanks for the recipe.
Kay says
Served mine with potato skins for a starter! Delicious!
Jamie says
This will be great for salads and tacos!
Alexandra says
Delicious, and so good with so many things!
Swathi says
Looks delicious avocado lime creama
Kris says
My favorite way to use this is over air fried taquitos. yum!!
Jill says
Such a delicious recipe!
maryanne says
I love adding avocado crema to my tacos! And this recipe sounds so easy and delicious!
Michelle says
Easy, cool, and creamy! I could eat this every day!
Keri Bevan says
Oooh, yum!! This is so perfect over taco salad!!
Joshua says
This avocado crema is great! I made a big batch to keep in the fridge. My wife and I use it on tacos, nachos, breakfast potatoes, you name it.
saif says
This avocado lime crema looks delicious and healthy. I can definitely use it to spread on my sandwiches instead of mayo.
Gloria says
I love avocado, and this looks like a great place to use it. I can think of lots of ways to enjoy this delicious recipe. I would use this in place of mayo any day of the week.
Katie Youngs says
This is the perfect avocado lime crema recipe. It has the best balance of flavors and I have used it to top tacos, fajitas and quesadillas. The fact that it can be made in 5 minutes is such a bonus!
Leslie says
This is the perfect Mexican sauce! It’s so versatile, creamy, and delicious! Perfect in every way!
Erin Gierhart says
This crema is so good! I love it on enchiladas!
Serena says
I love avocado crema. So simple but really gives a big flavor punch.
Beth says
This sauce looks so delicious and perfect for taco night tonight! So glad I have all these ingredients too! Excited to try this very soon!
Amanda Dixon says
This avocado-lime crema turned out so, so good! It was wonderfully creamy, and I love how versatile it is. I’ll definitely be using this a lot all summer.
Allyssa says
Thanks a lot for sharing this avocado crema! Super easy to make and it tasted so amazing! I highly recommend this recipe!
Toni says
This is such an amazing recipe!! Thanks for sharing!
Lara Brooks says
We are bug fans of Mexican foods. This Avocado Lime Crema was absolutely delicious on our fish tacos. The cilantro and lime really make it pop!
Jamie says
This avocado crema will be great for tacos!
Amanda Dixon says
We just had tacos for dinner and whipped up this sauce — absolutely the most perfect taco topping! It was unbelievably creamy and rich.
Raquel says
Looks perfect for our fish tacos! Cannot wait to try this!
Jeannie says
Love this, simple yet so good! I cant live without avocados.
Chef Dennis says
Yum! This will be perfect this coming weekend.
Mama Maggie's Kitchen says
This dish looks incredibly good. I wish it were on my plate!
Addie says
So smooth and creamy!
Genevieve says
I need to make this for my burrito bowls for dinner tonight! Looks so yummy!
Julia says
Delicious – I can’t wait to try this. I love avocadoes on chilli hot food and this has even more going for it. Thank yo for sharing.
Bobbie says
This is fantastic on tacos! Love the fresh flavors.