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El Pollo Loco Avocado Salsa is the perfect topping for your favorite takeout chicken, spicy and creamy in just five minutes!

El Pollo Loco Avocado Salsa is one of the sauces at the all-you-can-grab salsa bar in their restaurant, and it is always the one I stand in line for. Aside from feeling like you’re scoring free guacamole, it’s creamy, spicy, tastes fresh, and is naturally vegan. Sometimes, vegans get left out of the creamy salsa/sauces game due to sour cream.

Here’s the best secret part of this recipe, too. You know those avocados that aren’t the prettiest? You cut it open, and it feels like a win-win situation or slightly brown streaks that you feel like you can’t cut up and serve to your guests? The avocado is still delicious, but wouldn’t win an avocado modeling contest? This recipe is PERFECT for that avocado.

People have asked me a ton of times, “How do I make the salsa?”

This salsa recipe couldn’t be easier. You literally wash, cut veggies in half, and toss them into the food processor. Cilantro, Avocado, and jalapenos are the main flavors in this salsa, and since everything is becoming puree, I don’t even bother chopping into smaller pieces.

You can also easily choose different levels of spice for the salsa. We like it mild, so I removed the seeds and most of the veins. This is where most of the spice in a jalapeno comes from.

If you like your salsa spicy, I recommend leaving the veins in. Want it even spicier? Leave in the seeds, too. You won’t taste the pieces of the seeds as we’re pureeing everything here anyway.

Want more freshness? I would bump up the cilantro. Want this salsa but hate cilantro? Substitute parsley to keep the freshness.

If you’re reading this post, you may be thinking about the chicken, too! YES, I posted El Pollo Loco Chicken (Copycat) , too! And it is delicious and authentic. Plus, I also have the old-school bean recipe (the one they removed a few years ago in spite of all of our protests!).

Serve this El Pollo Loco Avocado Salsa with:

Looking for some more copycat sauce recipes?

Tools Used in Making the Salsa:
White Vinegar: I try not to buy the super harsh-tasting variety, so I love this one. Make sure you aren’t using white vinegar that is cleaning strength; it’ll taste awful.
Food Processor: This is the newer version of the one I have used and loved for ten years. It is a workhorse, and the new model has similarly awesome reviews…and is so affordable!