Peruvian Green Sauce Recipe (Aji Verde)

4.86 from 7 votes

Peruvian Green Sauce Recipe (Aji Verde)

This spicy Peruvian green sauce recipe takes five minutes to make and adds amazing flavor to meat, grilled veggies, eggs, salads and more. You can also use it as a marinade.

Course Condiments

Cuisine Peruvian

Keyword sauces

Prep Time 5

Total Time 5

Calories 936kcal

Author Heather Dessinger

Equipment

food processor

Ingredients

1 cup fresh cilantro leaves (lightly packed)
2-3 jalapenos* (or 2-3 tbsp aji amarillo paste)
1 tsp minced garlic clove
½ cup mayonnaise (homemade or store-bought)
¼ cup yogurt (I use homemade coconut yogurt)
1 tbsp fresh lime juice
⅛-¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper
1-2 tbsp olive oil (if needed to thin the sauce)

Instructions

Add cilantro leaves, 2 jalapenos (or 2 tablespoons aji amarillo paste, garlic), mayonnaise, yogurt, lime juice, 1/8 tsp salt and pepper to a blender or food processor.
Puree until smooth, adding 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil if needed to thin out the sauce.
Taste and add 1/8 salt (or more) if needed. If you want to dial up the spiciness even more, add an additional jalapeno pepper or jalapeno seeds (or another tablespoon aji amarillo paste) and puree again.

Notes

* I mostly de-seed mine so that the sauce isn't overly spicy.

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