Name: Avocado-Lime Sauce Vierge
Yield: Makes 1 1/2 cups
Ingredients: 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil; 1/2 medium avocado, pitted, diced; 1 jalapeño, seeded, finely chopped; 1 garlic clove, finely chopped; 1 teaspoon finely chopped shallot; 2 limes, halved; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil; Fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 tablespoon coarsely chopped fresh cilantro leaves

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Both bright from the fresh limes and buttery from the diced avocados, this sauce adds color and flavor to broiled fish, roast chicken, or huevos rancheros. For more heat, leave in the jalapeño seeds.

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