Aji verde sauce

Name: Aji verde sauce
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: Peruvian
Ingredients: 60g coriander; 2 jalapeno chillies, deseeded; 2 garlic cloves; 3 spring onions; 2 tbsp lime juice; 1 ripe avocado; 3 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp salt; 3 tbsp water

The creamy green coriander and chilli sauce served with every Peruvian grill. Great with chicken, chips and potatoes.

Time10 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.94 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

6 servings

Ingredients

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60 gcoriander
2jalapeno chilliesdeseeded
2garlic cloves
3spring onions
2 tbsplime juice
1ripe avocado
3 tbspolive oil
1 tspsalt
3 tbspwater

Method

1
Roughly chop the chillies, garlic and spring onions.
2
Put everything in a blender.
3
Blend for 1 minute until smooth and pale green.
4
Taste and add more lime, salt or chilli.
5
Chill for 20 minutes and serve with grilled chicken, chips or boiled potatoes.

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