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Guasacaca Sauce

by Mateo Rojas

Guasacaca is a vibrant and flavorful Venezuelan sauce made with ripe avocados, fresh tomatoes, onions, and chili peppers. Blended with oil, vinegar, and fresh herbs, it offers a rich and tangy profile perfect for dipping or pairing with your favorite snacks.

Total Time
15 mins
Difficulty
Easy

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Ingredients for 6 Servings

  • 2
    ripe avocados
  • 3
    tomatoes
  • 1
    onion
  • 1/2
    red chili pepper
  • 1/2
    green chili pepper (jalapeño)
  • 1 tablespoon
    chopped parsley
  • 1 tablespoon
    chopped coriander (cilantro)
  • 1/4 cup
    wine vinegar
  • 1/2 cup
    oil
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons
    salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon
    pepper

Time

  • Preparation Time
    15 mins
  • Cooking Time
    0 mins
  • Total Time
    15 mins

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Method

  1. Peel tomatos and dice them, along with the chille peppers and the onions.
  2. Mix the tomatos, onions, chilles, the parsley and the cilantro with the vinegar, the oil the salt and the pepper, mixing with a wooden spoon.
  3. Peel the avocadoes, purree the most ripe one, cut the other one into dice.
  4. Add to the other ingredients and place the avocado pip in the sauce, so it does not go black.
  5. Before you serve remove the pips.

Notes:

I use this sauce with doritos ;) or tostones (another recipe of mine). Try it you will like it ;)

Serving info: Total recipe: 1000g · Yields 6 portions · Portion size: 166g

NutrientPer 100gPer Portion% Daily Value
Energy (kcal) 155 257 13%
Carbohydrates (g) 5.0 8.3 3%
  ↳ of which sugars (g) 2.5 4.1 8%
Dietary fiber (g) 3.0 5.0 18%
Protein (g) 1.0 1.7 3%
Total fat (g) 15.3 25.4 33%
  ↳ saturated (g) 2.2 3.6 18%
  ↳ monounsaturated (g) 10.5 17.4 -
  ↳ polyunsaturated (g) 2.0 3.3 -
  ↳ trans (g) 0 0 -
Sodium (mg) 590 980 43%
Calcium (mg) 12 20 2%
Iron (mg) 0.5 0.8 4%
Potassium (mg) 250 415 9%
Vitamin C (mg) 10 16.6 18%
Vitamin B12 (µg) 0 0 0%
Ingredient data sources
  • Avocados, raw — 300g — Avocados, raw, all commercial varieties — USDA
  • Tomatoes, raw — 369g — Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average — USDA
  • Onion, raw — 110g — Onions, raw — USDA
  • Red chili pepper — 22g — Peppers, hot chili, red, raw — USDA
  • Jalapeño pepper — 7g — Peppers, jalapeno, raw — USDA
  • Parsley — 4g — Parsley, fresh — USDA
  • Cilantro — 4g — Coriander (cilantro) leaves, raw — USDA
  • Wine vinegar — 60g — Vinegar, red wine — USDA
  • Oil — 108g — Oil, vegetable — USDA
  • Salt — 15g — Salt, table — USDA

⚠️ = estimated or sourced outside the listed databases.
% Daily Value based on FDA 2020 Daily Values for adults (2,000 kcal diet).

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