Avocado Tomatillo Roll
This Avocado Tomatillo Roll is a unique appetizer that is sure to wow your guests with creamy avocados, tangy tomatillos and spicy Serrano peppers wrapped in a blanket of cream cheese.
Servings 6
Calories 199kcal
Ingredients
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 5 small tomatillos quartered
- 1 serrano chile seeded and coarsely chopped
- ½ medium onion quartered
- ½ cup cilantro fresh, coarsely chopped
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 avocado
Instructions
- Place cream cheese between two sheets of aluminum foil. Using a rolling pin, roll the cream cheese flat until approximately ⅛-inch thick. Put in refrigerator until ready to use.
- Using a food processor purée tomatillos, Serrano Chile, onion, cilantro and salt together. Put tomatillo mixture in a colander and strain excess juice and set aside.
- Cut Avocado in half and set aside.
- Remove cream cheese from the refrigerator and slowly peel back one sheet of aluminum foil from cream cheese.
- Spoon strained tomatillo mixture along the center of flattened cream cheese, reserving 1 teaspoon for garnish.
- Score avocado halves in both directions and spoon out the cubes of half an avocado over the tomatillo mixture. Reserve the other avocado cubes for garnish.
- Carefully fold one side of flattened cream cheese over the tomatillo mixture, peeling off the foil. Fold over the other side of the cream cheese and peel foil off the cream cheese.
- Place tomatillo roll onto serving plate, seam-side down, and remove the remaining aluminum foil.
- Garnish the top of the roll with reserved tomatillo mixture and remaining avocado cubes.
Notes
Serving Suggestions: The tomatillo mixture makes a great salsa by itself, too! For a larger crowd, double the ingredients. When you roll out the cream cheese, place two bricks together and roll at the same time. This will produce one large sheet of cream cheese for your roll. If you are struggling to wrap up your roll, just spoon the avocado-tomatillo mixture directly on the serving dish and place the flattened cream cheese over it, like a blanket.
Nutrition
Calories: 199kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 219mg | Potassium: 312mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 688IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 0.5mg
