Ají Verde

Name: Ají Verde
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 1¼ cups (280 ml)
Cuisine: Latin
Ingredients: 1 cup (40 g) Cilantro; 2 Jalapeno; 2 Tbsp paste (30 g) Aji Amarillo; 2 cloves Garlic; 1/2 cup (120 ml) Mayo; 2 Tbsp (30 ml) Lime Juice; to taste Salt

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Nando Chang recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Nando Chang.

Nando Chang's Ají Verde, from the published recipe.

Ratio

Mayo 120 mlLime Juice 30 ml

Ingredients

Cilantro — 1 cup (40 g)
Jalapeno — 2
Aji Amarillo — 2 Tbsp paste (30 g)
Garlic — 2 cloves
Mayo — 1/2 cup (120 ml)
Lime Juice — 2 Tbsp (30 ml)
Salt — to taste

Method

This sauce needs a blender — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
Taste and adjust salt and acid.

Companion jar

Ají Verde wants a blender — make it from this page.

The jar carries pour-and-shake sauces. These are its closest cousins from kitchens like this one:

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Provenance

Peruvian-Nikkei chef in Miami; James Beard Best Chef: South 2025 and Food & Wine Best New Chef 2023.

Adapted from a recipe published by Nando Chang in Nando Chang Peruvian green sauce.

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No — this one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces — its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Nando Chang Peruvian green sauce (published as “Ají Verde”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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