Texas White Salsa

In addition to the traditional tomato salsa offered at TexMex restaurants, many in Texas also serve a spicy, white salsa to eat with the bottomless tortilla chips that come to the table. In essence, it’s homemade Ranch dressing with a lot of minced jalapeño mixed in. So, if you like Ranch dressing and a little kick, then this dip is for you.

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups buttermilk      

1/4 cup      Greek yogurt  

1/4 cup      sour cream     

2 tablespoons     minced jalapeño         

1 tablespoon       minced chives 

1 teaspoon          dried dill        

1 teaspoon          garlic powder 

1 teaspoon          fleur de sel     

1/2 teaspoon          onion powder 

1/4 teaspoon          dried basil      

1/4 teaspoon          granulated sugar        

1/8 teaspoon          died oregano  

1/8 teaspoon          freshly ground black pepper

Method

1. Whisk all of the ingredients together in a medium bowl. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour prior to serving.

Notes For Texas White Salsa

To avoid getting pepper oil all over our hands and then likely in our eyes or on our lips, we mince the jalapeños in a food processor, seeds and all. The sauce is not as spicy as it may seem on paper, as the dairy mellows out the heat of the jalapeños. But if you are concerned, de-seed the jalapeño before you mince it.