sauces are like the accessories of food-without them, many dishes are bland and boring. when you have a few good sauces with simple ingredients in your repertoire, you can spice up your most basic meals. we often pick up a whole roasted chicken from a favorite rotisserie in town. it comes with jasmine rice, black beans, and a special (green) sauce – which is by far the best part of the meal! the kids love this sauce so much that they ask for it every time we eat any kind of chicken. as you can imagine, i had to come up with a recipe to make this magical sauce at home-mine is slightly different (i’d like to think it tastes a little bit better) than the original. we now use the (spicy) green sauce in the tostadas we make with avocados, tomatoes, and cheese (see recipe below).
for the green sauce:
blend the following ingredients together in a blender
- 1 bunch organic cilantro (roughly chopped)
- 1/2 jalapeno pepper (remove seeds if you don’t like spicy)
- 1/4-1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1-2 cloves of garlic
- freshly squeezed juice of 1 lime (large)
- 1/4 cup sour cream or creme fraiche
kevi’s tostadas:
- corn or flour tortillas
- shredded cheddar or monterey jack cheese
- chopped avocados
- chopped tomatoes
- spicy green (cilantro) sauce
- hot sauce (we like tapatio) or fresh salsa
- 1 1/2-2 red bell peppers, cleaned, cored, and cut in large slices
- 1/4 cup creme fraiche or sour cream
- extra virgin olive oil
- sea salt & pepper
- a touch of cayenne (for spicy)
2. allow them to cool down, then peel, and quickly blend with the cream in a blender. if the sauce seems too thick, add a tiny bit of water or olive oil. tonight we had this sauce with some nice alaskan halibut baked in the oven (wrapped in foil) with a few drops of extra virgin olive oil, sea salt, cracked pepper, and a small squeeze of lemon juice. i highly recommend this combination-see pictures below:
