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Vegan Avocado Lime Crema is fresh and flavorful. This creamy sauce is guaranteed to take your favorite tacos or burrito bowls up a notch with lots of fresh lime and cilantro.
If you love guacamole and vegan sour cream, this easy sauce is made for you!
I love this quick and easy recipe because it combines just that along with cilantro lime flavors.
The result is a truly spectacular avocado cream sauce that is vibrant in both taste and appearance.
Add it to blackened tofu tacos, drizzle over your favorite salad, or just dip some chickpea tortilla chips into it. No matter what, you’ll want to keep coming back for more!
Ingredients
You will need these simple ingredients to make vegan avocado crema :
- Ripe Hass Avocado
- Vegan Sour Cream
- Fresh Lime
- Fresh Cilantro
- Fresh Garlic
- Sea Salt
- Black Pepper
Please refer to the recipe card below for the full list of ingredients and detailed instructions.
How to Make Avocado Crema
Here’s a step-by-step guide to making the best avocado cilantro lime crema:
1. Place ingredients in a food processor or blender.
2. Scrape down the sides and add water as needed.
3. Blend until completely smooth.
4. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Notes
Keep it chunky - If you want a more guac-like dip, skip the blending and just mash the avocado with a fork!
Thin it out - To make a thinner sauce for drizzling over tacos, rice bowls, or salads, add an extra tablespoon or two of water when blending until the crema reaches your desired consistency. The amount of water you need to add depends on the size of your avocado.
Add some spice - This dip is relatively mild as is, so if you want to kick it up a notch, add some jalapeño when blending.
Ways to Serve
This creamy avocado sauce brings every dish up a notch with its cilantro lime flavors!
- On Tacos - Thin out the cream sauce with a bit extra water and drizzle it over blackened tofu tacos.
- Buddha Bowls - Add this sauce to lemon quinoa or rice bowls along with some black beans and pico.
- In Burritos - If you’re a fan of guacamole, you must try adding this avocado sauce to your go-to homemade vegan burritos!
- As a Salad Dressing - Thin out the sauce with extra water to make a delicious avocado lime salad dressing.
- With Chips - Dip chickpea tortilla chips into this vegan crema for an easy and delicious appetizer.
- On Nachos - Take loaded vegan potato nachos up a notch with this creamy sauce.
Storage
Cilantro lime crema is best enjoyed the same day it is made!
But, if you have some sauce left over, store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 days.
Squeeze a bit of lime or lemon juice on top of the crema and then add a piece of plastic wrap. This helps prevent the avocado from oxidizing, which is why it turns brown… and who doesn’t love a little extra lime?
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📖 Recipe
Vegan Avocado Crema
Equipment
- small blender or food processor
Ingredients
- 1 medium hass avocado ripe
- ⅓ cup vegan sour cream
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 3 tablespoons water plus more if needed
- 1 garlic clove
- ¼ cup packed cilantro leaves and stems
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients in a food processor or blender.
- Blend until you have a smooth creamy sauce with no chunks.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- If you wish to thin out the sauce more, add a splash of water until you reach your desired consistency.
Notes
- If you aren't a fan of cilantro, you can leave it out! The crema will taste just as delicious without it.
- I recommend using fresh lime juice, but bottled juice works as well. If you prefer, you can swap the lime for lemon.
- Instead of a garlic clove, you can use ¼ teaspoon of garlic powder.
- I tested this recipe with Kite Hill sour cream; another type of creamy dip, like vegan Greek yogurt, should also work.
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