Olivepass Salsa Blanca

Name: Olivepass Salsa Blanca
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: about 1¼ cups (320 ml)
Cuisine: Latin
Ingredients: 1 oil-packed anchovy fillet Anchovy; 1/4 tsp (2 grams) Morton kosher salt (2 g) Salt; 3/4 cup mayonnaise (180 ml) Mayo; 1/4 cup crema, crème fraîche, or sour cream (60 ml) Sour Cream; 1/4 cup (20 grams) finely chopped cilantro (20 g) Cilantro; 2 chiles serranos (21 grams), stemmed and finely chopped Serrano; 2 garlic cloves, finely grated Garlic; 1/2 tsp finely grated lime zest (1 g) Lime Zest; 3 Tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice (45 ml) Lime Juice

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

Salsa Blanca from a national-award-winning chef.

Ratio

Mayo 180 mlSour Cream 60 mlLime Juice 45 ml

Ingredients

Anchovy — 1 oil-packed anchovy fillet
Salt — 1/4 tsp (2 grams) Morton kosher salt (2 g)
Mayo — 3/4 cup mayonnaise (180 ml)
Sour Cream — 1/4 cup crema, crème fraîche, or sour cream (60 ml)
Cilantro — 1/4 cup (20 grams) finely chopped cilantro (20 g)
Serrano — 2 chiles serranos (21 grams), stemmed and finely chopped
Garlic — 2 garlic cloves, finely grated
Lime Zest — 1/2 tsp finely grated lime zest (1 g)
Lime Juice — 3 Tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice (45 ml)

Method

Pour to the lines in order (bottom → top): Mayo, Sour Cream, Lime Juice.
Add finishing notes: Anchovy, Salt, Cilantro, Serrano, Garlic, Lime Zest.
Cap the jar and shake until emulsified.

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Provenance

Recipe developer and former Bon Appétit senior food editor based in Mazatlán; his cookbook Mi Cocina won a 2023 James Beard award.

Originally published as Salsa Blanca.

Adapted from a Rick Martínez recipe (Mi Cocina (Clarkson Potter) / Food52 authorized reprint).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

Yes. Its liquids pour to printed fill-lines, so it can be one of the sauces on a PantryFlex jar.

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 Mi Cocina (Clarkson Potter) / Food52 authorized reprint (published as “Salsa Blanca”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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