Avocado Cilantro Dip

This healthy Avocado Cilantro Dip is great with veggies, pita chips or tortilla chips. The avocado makes is so creamy and smooth and the serrano pepper adds just enough heat!

I super love avocados. SUPER love them. They are so good for you and you wouldn’t even know it. They taste so decadent (yes, I said decadent while describing an avocado), all creamy and delicious. Did you know avocados are technically a fruit? Now you’ve learned something new today. I love them on turkey sandwiches, mashed up with a boiled egg on a sandwich or plain, just sliced up and sprinkled with a little salt. My little Emma (6) loves them, too. She always asks for them whenever we are at a store. I have a handy tool that I love. It slices the avocado so quickly and gets it all out. It can be tricky since the avocado meat is so slippery.

I made this dip for a fun new thing I am a part of. It’s a group of bloggers who take turns choosing an ingredient once a month and then we all come up with a recipe using that ingredient. This month’s ingredient is cilantro. When I learned that would be the ingredient this month, I cringed. I don’t really care for it. Except in Costa Vida Sweet Pork Salads. It’s amazing. So I tried to think of something that wouldn’t be overpowering in cilantro-taste and this dip is it. It’s subtle and yummy. Trust me! After the recipe be sure to check out what the other bloggers made with cilantro.

Avocado Cilantro Dip

Author: Mandy Bird

Serves: 4

Ingredients

1 avocado, halved, pitted and peeled

4 oz cream cheese, softened

1 serrano chile, stemmed and seeded

½ cup chopped cilantro

1 Tbsp. fresh lime juice

Directions

In a food processor, add the avocado, cream cheese, serrano, cilantro and lime juice.
Blend until smooth and creamy.
Season with salt and pepper.
Place in a small bowl and garnish with more cilantro if desired.
Serve with veggies, pita chips or tortilla chips.

Notes

This also makes a tasty sandwich spread!

Source: Mandy