Avocado Crèma | A Fresh Kitchen Staple

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

Welcome viewers and introduce the recipe for avocado crema.

Discuss the importance of using ripe avocados and mention that other ingredients are interchangeable.

Cut the avocados in half around the pit and remove the pit using a knife.

Scoop the avocado flesh into the blender.

Add lime zest and juice, using about half a lime for each avocado.

Add roasted garlic, honey, dijon mustard, and coconut milk or yogurt.

Add all of the fresh cilantro, including both leaves and stems, into the blender.

Add a pinch of salt and some fresh cracked black pepper.

Blend the mixture until smooth, shaking the blender halfway through to ensure even blending.

Scrape down the sides of the blender if needed to incorporate all ingredients.

Transfer the avocado crema to a container for meal prep or immediate use.

Discuss how to store the crema to prevent oxidation, including using an avocado pit and plastic wrap directly on the surface of the crema before sealing the container.

Encourage viewers to enjoy the avocado crema with grilled proteins or in meal prep.

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