Guasacaca (Venezuelan avocado and herb sauce)

Name: Guasacaca (Venezuelan avocado and herb sauce)
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: Colombian
Ingredients: 1 green pepper, roughly chopped; 0.5 onion, roughly chopped; 2 garlic cloves, peeled; 30g fresh coriander, leaves and tender stalks; 15g fresh flat leaf parsley, leaves and tender stalks; 60ml olive oil; 3 tbsp white wine vinegar; 100ml water; 0.5 tsp salt; 2 ripe avocados, stoned and scooped out

A bright green Venezuelan sauce of avocado, green pepper, coriander and vinegar, made for spooning over grilled meat, empanadas and arepas.

Time10 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.67 a head

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

Estimated nutrition per serving

178kcal
4.1gcarbs
2gof which sugars
16.9gfat
3.8gsaturates
1.7gprotein
4.6gfibre
0.5gsalt

A rough estimate worked out from the ingredients, for the serving size above. It is a guide only and not medical advice. If you count carbs or manage diabetes, check with your own tools and your care team.

6 servings

Ingredients

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1green pepperroughly chopped
½onionroughly chopped
2garlic clovespeeled
30 gfresh corianderleaves and tender stalks
15 gfresh flat leaf parsleyleaves and tender stalks
60 mlolive oil
3 tbspwhite wine vinegar
100 mlwater
½ tspsalt
2ripe avocadosstoned and scooped out

Method

1
Put the green pepper, onion, garlic, coriander, parsley, olive oil, vinegar, water and salt in a blender. Blitz until finely chopped and well mixed.
2
Add the avocado flesh and blitz again until creamy but still lightly flecked with green. Add a splash more water if you want it thinner.
3
Taste and add more salt or vinegar. It should be tangy and fresh.
4
Chill for 15 minutes to let the flavours settle. Serve with grilled meat, tequeños, empanadas, arepas or patacones. Press cling film onto the surface to keep it green, and use within 2 days.

Double check before you cook. Recipes can contain mistakes. Any diet labels come from the ingredients as written in this recipe and are a guide, not a guarantee. Always check every ingredient and the packet label for allergens and cross contamination, and ask your doctor or dietitian what is right for you, especially with coeliac disease, diabetes or a serious allergy. This is not medical advice.