I was hosting a Mexican themed party that included salsas, tacos, bean dip, margaritas, etc. Since some of the attendees don't like their food spicy, I decided to go easy on the spices for the taco filling but decided to whip up this Habanero Avocado Cream Sauce for those that wanted a little kick from their tacos.
I’m going to warn you ahead of time, this sauce is VERY hot. I’m sure you could dial it down by not using all the seeds from the Jalapeños and Habaneros, but I was wanted to make a super-hot sauce available to my guests.
I suggest keeping the sauce in an airtight container for no more than a couple of days. This sauce will start to turn brown (because of the avocados) after a few days.
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🌶 How to Handle Hot Peppers
The capsaicin in hot peppers is what makes peppers hot. If you handle hot peppers gloveless, it’s a guarantee that you’re in for a nasty case of chili burn, both on your fingers and anywhere you rub. Like your face. Ouch!
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🌡️ How Hot are the Peppers
The Scoville Scale is the measurement that tells you the spiciness of a given type of pepper.
| Pepper Type | Scoville Rating (Heat) |
|---|---|
| Bell Pepper | 0-0 |
| Banana Pepper | 0-500 |
| Poblano Pepper | 1000-1500 |
| Jalapeño Pepper | 2500-8000 |
| Serrano Peppers | 10,000-25,000 |
| Manzano Pepper | 12,000-30,000 |
| Tabasco & Cayenne | 30,000-50,000 |
| Habanero Pepper | 100,000-300,000 |
| Ghost Pepper | 855,000-1,000,000 |
| Carolina Reaper | 1,500,000-2,300,000 |
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📋 What ingredients do I need
You will need the following ingredients to make this Habanero Avocado Cream Sauce recipe (see recipe card for quantities): Tomatoes, Jalapeños, Habaneno, Avocados, Lime Juice, Garlic Cloves and Olive Oil.
🥣 How to Make Habanero Avocado Cream Sauce
Bring a saucepan of water to a boil. Remove the stems from the jalapeño and habanero. Add the jalapeños, habaneros and tomato to the saucepan and boil for 10 minutes (save the water).
Place boiled peppers and tomato into a blender. Add the 3 avocados (cut, peeled and seed removed). Add lime juice, garlic, olive oil and ¼ cup of the saved water. Blend for 3 minutes or until creamy.
Habanero Avocado Cream Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 Tomato
- 2 Fresh Jalapeño
- 1 Habanero Pepper
- 3 Avocados
- 3 tablespoon Fresh Lime Juice
- 2 Garlic Cloves
- 6 tablespoon Olive Oil
Instructions
- Bring a saucepan of water to a boil. Remove the stems from the jalapeño and habanero. Add the jalapeños, habaneros and tomato to the saucepan and boil for 10 minutes (save the water).
- Place boiled peppers and tomato into blender. Add the 3 avocados (cut, peeled and seed removed). Add lime juice, garlic, olive oil and ¼ cup of the saved water. Blend for 3 minutes or until creamy.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information provided for this recipe is based on 1 serving. This information is an estimate and may vary based on several factors. If nutritional information is important to you and your diet, please verify this recipe with a Registered Dietitian.
Joel Lutterman
OK, so for flavour, I'm giving a 5. Same goes for ease of recipe...basically boil a few ingredients, add those to a few other ingredients and blend away. For heat, though, especially after all the warnings in ALL CAPS, unless my habaneros (or my taste buds) were dead or something, I'm only giving a 3. And that was with 2 and not 3 avocados (all I had) so things should have been incendiary! I don't know whether boiling the habaneros (even with seeds and veins) tames them too much but I had to add another 2 (total 3 1/2) to get the right heat. Will try again though, perhaps with a much shorter boiling time and with 3 habaneros right from the start.
Chef Rodney
Thanks for the feedback. You are correct about taste buds. While I didn't personally find it too hit, some of my guests that don't eat a lot of spicy food found it way too hot. Your suggestions should take it up a notch 🔥