Spice up your holiday with Aji

Aji (Ecuadorian hot sauce)

Holiday Greetings from the Andean Collection team! We wanted to share one of our favorite Ecuadorian recipes to spice up your upcoming holiday meals; Aji an Ecuadorian hot sauce.

Whenever we're in Ecuador we put this sauce on anything savory. It is the best!

Aji Peppers

Also, if you need a list minute gift idea for your friends or as a hostess gift for a holiday party you can bottle this sauce in a mason jar (super cute) tie a bow around the jar and voilá!

Just add a festive bow around the mason jar for the perfect holiday gift

Recipe:

4 hot red peppers (aji peppers or similar small hot pepper)

2 garlic cloves

1 medium white onion chopped

1/2 cup of water

2 large tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped

3 tablespoons of scallions, chopped

1 tablespoon of cilantro, chopped

1 tablespoon fresh coriander, chopped

1 tablespoon fresh flat leaf parsley, chopped

1 lemon juice the juice

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 tablespoon salt

Directions:

Combine the water, lemon juice, olive oil, aji peppers, garlic, 3 tablespoons of chopped tomatoes, onion, and cilantro in a blender. Puree until smooth.

Add the remaining ingredients to the puree and mix well.

Add salt to taste.