In early 2024 Taco Bell introduced a new avocado salsa verde, it seems larger than a standard sauce packet and costs 20 cents each. On a whim I added a couple to my recent Luxe Cravings Box order.
Taste: The first taste is a strong (in a good way) creamy avocado flavor. Next you notice the tomatillo tang and other spices. It's got a good amount of spices including cilantro which is visible in the clear back of the packet. Unfortunately there's something off about tomatillo, I've never cooked with canned tomatillos but the taste in this is how I imagine canned tomatillos would taste. Lastly, the finish is oily and easily the worst part.
Picture #2: Shows the clear back of the packet, you can see bits of cilantro and (tomatillo?) seeds in the salsa, with Taco Bell my expectations are very low but it's honestly nice to see this.
Picture #3: Apparently the packets are not shelf stable? Because they are labeled "keep refrigerated." I let one sit around for a couple days and you can see the huge amount of oil separate out.
Picture 4: Ingredients… It's disappointing to see oil and water as the first two ingredients, and explains the gross oily finish flavor.
A superior comparable product would be Herdez Guacamole Salsa, but the Herdez' first two ingredients are water and tomatillos. Herdez is also shelf stable and didn't seem to separate. So not only did Taco bell create a more shitty product, but they have the gall to charge for it. This gross oily salsa is not worth the 20 cent price.
by exgaysurvivordan
10 Comments
Worse than herdez? Thats sayin something
Mfer this is r/salsasnobs , go take this to r/tacobell , we ain’t here to discuss taco bell salsa
Damn the two top ingredients are soy bean oil and water
Damn, they are charging you only 20cents? Charging 50cents over here! They are the salsa snob.
Had a ex that worked at Taco Bell briefly and the sauce was kept in the freezer from what I was told so yes it’s not shelf stable. I like the sauce for what it is but it is not and was also never intended to be a replacement for the regular verde sauce we were used to. It’s supposed to be a different thing which it is, meant for their cantina items.
I like it for my Taco Bell items. It’s not salsa I’m going to pour into a bowl and eat with chips but it’s a nice switch up from their hot sauces.
But I also love Herdez salsa so, different strokes for different folks!
Fire only
I realize this is salsa snobs and we’re talking about Taco Bell but I quite enjoy this with the cantina chicken burrito.
Also, a mix of Fire and Mild is the best flavor profile from their base sauces.
I have never found a shelf-stable avocado salsa to be even halfway decent. This is one of those things where fresh is by far best.
I miss the original salsa verde with no avocado that cost 0.00