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Guasacaca Avocado “Green” Sauce Recipe

November 11, 2014 by Jeanette 16 Comments

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You’re going to want to slather this Guasacaca Avocado “Green” Sauce on tacos, quesadillas, and stuffed arepas.
Guasacaca Avocado Sauce - this sauce is the "secret" green sauce served at many Latin American restaurants - smother it on tacos, quesadillas, arepas and more!

Have you ever eaten at a Venezuelan restaurant where they have bottles of “secret sauce” on the table? Well, what might appear to a secret to many of us, is just a common condiment to the Venezuelan people. My kids love this sauce and squirt it on their arepas generously when we eat at the local Venezuelan restaurant.

Guasacaca Avocado Sauce - this sauce is the "secret" green sauce served at many Latin American restaurants - smother it on tacos, quesadillas, arepas and more!

I found a recipe for Guasacaca on Food Network and used it as a starting point, but the true test was making this sauce alongside the extras I saved from our takeout order the other night. The one from the restaurant didn’t taste like it had any oil in it, so I omitted it, and instead thinned it with water. This sauce is actually very light, though it tastes rich from the avocado. There is no added oil so it’s a healthy condiment to slather on tacos, quesadillas, and of course, arepas. It would also be delicious served with this amazing Smoked Grilled Peruvian Chicken. I’d even top nachos with this sauce. Look out for my arepas post tomorrow!

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Guasacaca Sauce

Prep Time 10 minutes
Servings 10
Calories 48 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 1 green pepper seeded, deveined, chopped
  • 1 avocado
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1/2 bunch fresh parsley leaves ~ 1 cup lightly packed
  • 1/2 bunch fresh cilantro leaves ~ 1 cup lightly packed
  • 1/2 lime juiced
  • 1/4 cup rice vinegar
  • 2 pickled jalapeno pepper slices
  • 2 teaspoons mayonnaise
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/2-3/4 cup water

Instructions

  1. Put everything in food processor except for water; process until smooth; gradually add water and process until smooth. Add more water to reach the desired consistency. I like it slightly pourable.

Recipe Notes

Adapted from Food Network

Nutrition Facts
Guasacaca Sauce
Amount Per Serving
Calories 48 Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Fat 4g6%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Cholesterol 1mg0%
Sodium 8mg0%
Potassium 141mg4%
Carbohydrates 4g1%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 110IU2%
Vitamin C 16.7mg20%
Calcium 7mg1%
Iron 0.2mg1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Comments

  1. Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom says

    November 11, 2014 at 7:15 am

    Jeanette! love this! this is like a souped up guacamole sauce but better! I would love this with chips, tacos, and quesadillas!! Can’t wait to see the arepas post tomorrow! I love flatbread!

    Reply
  2. Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

    November 11, 2014 at 7:28 am

    A perfect sauce! (P.S. I LOVE rice vinegar, haha!)

    Reply
  3. Liz says

    November 11, 2014 at 11:43 am

    Thank you Jeanette. Have a Wonderful Day.

    Reply
  4. EA-The Spicy RD says

    November 11, 2014 at 1:10 pm

    What a gorgeous shade of green, and love all the ingredients! There is a sauce I love at a local restaurant that looks similar-can’t wait to try this!

    Reply
  5. Vijay from NoshOn.It says

    November 11, 2014 at 1:50 pm

    Guasacaca is like crack-sauce! I had it for the first time when a Venezuelan friend made us arepas and can’t get enough!!

    Reply
  6. Cindys Recipes and Writings says

    November 11, 2014 at 8:22 pm

    I want to spread this sauce on everything!

    Reply
  7. Melissa says

    November 11, 2014 at 10:47 pm

    Could I sub sour cream or Greek yogurt instead of mayo?

    Reply
    • Jeanette says

      November 12, 2014 at 8:20 pm

      Melissa, you could just leave the mayo out. I was just trying to replicate the taste of the sample I brought home from the restaurant.

      Reply
  8. raighne says

    November 16, 2014 at 3:54 pm

    Quick question if I may. When the recipe says “green pepper, seeded & deveined” is it referencing bells, jalapenos, poblanos or what. Green pepper is a bell pepper to me but I’m guessing this means jalapeno. I just want to make sure before I make it. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Jeanette says

      November 16, 2014 at 4:06 pm

      Raighne, I used a green bell pepper, not a spicy one. I did add a pickled jalapeno pepper too.

      Reply
  9. raighne says

    November 16, 2014 at 8:25 pm

    Thanks Jeanette! I’ll use fresh jalapeno, the rice vinegar is more than enough vinegar for me. I weird and don’t like pickled anything.

    Reply
  10. Christina | Simply Yum says

    November 18, 2014 at 9:09 pm

    This sounds and looks delicious! I’m always looking for new sauces to try. Do you have to put it on something or can I just eat it straight from that jar? 🙂

    Reply
  11. Lana says

    March 21, 2015 at 8:13 am

    Delicious!

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    • Jeanette says

      March 21, 2015 at 3:34 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  12. Ashley says

    May 27, 2015 at 5:19 pm

    How long does this sauce last for? Does it last as a preserve?

    Reply
    • Jeanette says

      May 28, 2015 at 7:48 am

      Ashley, I would use this within a week.

      Reply

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