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Smoked Guacamole Salsa

Smoked salt and spices, avocado, tomatillos, peppers, onion, and garlic join forces with fresh cilantro and lime juice to make a creamy, smoky spin on salsa verde.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 10 Servings
Calories 90kcal
Author Mason Woodruff

Ingredients

  • ½ Tablespoon Kosher Salt
  • ¼ teaspoon Garlic Powder
  • ¼ teaspoon Ground Cumin
  • 6 Tomatillos husked, washed, and quartered
  • 4 Jalapeño Peppers seeds and membranes removed
  • 1-2 Garlic Cloves peeled
  • 1/2 small White Onion peeled and quartered
  • 2 medium Avocados halved
  • 2 handfuls Cilantro
  • Juice of 2 small Limes
  • 1-2 Tablespoons Apple Cider Vinegar

Instructions

  • Preheat your smoker to 165ºF. Mix the salt, garlic powder, and ground cumin together and place in a small dish. Once the fire is established on the smoker (no rolling white smoke), place the dish on the grill with the lid closed.
  • Remove the husks and wash the tomatillos before quartering. Slice the peppers in half and remove any seeds and membranes. Peel and quarter the onion.
  • Depending on the grates of your smoker, you may want to place the tomatillos, onion, and garlic on a wire rack or a mesh screen. The peppers can go right on the grates.
  • Smoke for 45 minutes before halving the avocados, removing the pits, and placing on the smoker cut side up for 10 more minutes. You want the veggies to pick up smoke—not cook.
  • Add everything to a food processor with the cilantro, lime juice, and vinegar. Blend on low to medium (not going above, to avoid whipping air into the salsa) for 3-5 minutes or until you reach your desired consistency. Salt to taste.

Notes

Pepitas or roasted pumpkin seeds are a great topping for this salsa. You can even make smoked pumpkin seeds.
If you're using a pellet smoker like a Traeger and have a Super Smoke or similar function, you can use that to boost the smoky flavor even more.
You can also let the salt hang out for longer on its own before adding the veggies to pick up more smoke.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving (1/4 cup or 60g) | Calories: 90kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 9g