Salsa de Ajo is a popular and simple Colombian sauce made with a mixture of mayonnaise, fresh garlic, lime juice and cilantro.
In Colombia this garlic sauce is used as a dip for patacones (fried green plantains), plantains chips, French fries and yuca fries, and as a topping for mazorca dresgranada (a corn and cheese dish), hamburgers, hot dogs and sandwiches.
This Salsa de Ajo is very easy to make and very addictive. This time I made this garlic sauce using store bought mayonnaise, but you can use homemade mayonnaise as well, if you prefer.
Buen provecho!
Ingredients:
1 cup of mayonnaise
5 garlic cloves
1/4 cup of fresh cilantro
1/4 teaspoon of salt or to your taste
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
Directions
Blend all the ingredients until well blended.
Taste and add more salt if necessary.
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Belinda @zomppa says
Fantastic! So many things this can go with…
Angie@Angie's Recipes says
We love garlic sauce too!
rebecca says
oh i love the sound of this esp with all the garlic
ela@GrayApron says
Oh mine! This one looks delicious! Garlic and cilantro…loooove it! 🙂 ela
Dedy@Dentist Chef says
wow, what a tasty dip!!!
btw, my oven baked panko crushted grouper fillet would be perfect with your salsa de ajo, i just hope that i lives next to your home……
Von says
Hi Erica, thanks for visiting my blog too!! I don’t make dips often enough…..need to try this some time 🙂
MYT CR8TiV says
Interesting ! I <3 Garlic so I'll have to try this sometime. It's similar to my Onion dip recipe where you just grate an onion into mayo, add salt, pepper, a dash of Tapatio, Lime juice, and a dash of soy sauce. The more onion you add the more onion flavor. I love it just dipping crackers, plain potato chips, etc. So I'm gonna try this one too.
Norma-Platanos, Mangoes & Me! says
It’s addictive!!!!
Alejandra says
Erica, do you think (or do you know), is this sauce similar to the one they use at “El Sandwich Cubano” restaurants in Colombia?
Erica Dinho says
Hi Alejandra,
It is VERY similar..but,theirs has more garlic flavor!
Mayito Castillo says
Me enanta sta salsa, teniendo la receta la hare muy seguido. Gracias por compartirla!
Kevin says
Wow awesome recipe, in colombia there was a sandwich spot that had a delicious Ajo sauce, Im def going to try this out can’t wait, Thanks For Sharing !!!
MERCY says
GRACIAS QUERIDA PAISANA.TE DESEO MUCHOS EXITOS, MUY LINDO TU BLOG.VOY HACER LA SALSA DE AJO Y ME DEBE QUEDAR MUY RICA,TE AVISARE COMO ME FUE.CON UN ABRAZO MUY FRATERNAL
Captain Dave says
Something I learned in Venezuela cream cheese or feta cheese garlic in the blender cilantro
B.T. says
This sauce is AWESOME!
I j says
Its runny is it supposed to be like that or thick? What can I do to get the thickness iof foljlowed the recipe to the T
Erica Dinho says
This is not a thick sauce.
Robyn Pooldaily says
I tried this for the first time about 6 months ago & I absolutely love it! If I wanted to make a big batch with all the garlic I’ve grown in my garden, what’s the best way to keep it? How long would it last in the fridge? Thank you for sharing