Salt & Lime Tortilla Chips with Strawberry Avocado Salsa
I’ve got bad habits.
So do you.
But this is about me, as things almost always are. See, there’s one bad habit.
Here’s a few more:
I stack the recycling on the bench in the garage until cereal boxes, empty bean tins and maple syrup jugs are toppling over onto the floor rather than taking them out to the recycling can on the side of the house. Hey, it’s raining.
I flip over the towels in the guest bathroom instead of washing them. It’s Target’s fault for making them reversible.
Sometimes, and it pains me to admit this, I use tissue in the bathroom rather than taking the last few squares off the toilet paper roll. If I used the toilet paper, I’d obligate myself to getting a new roll. Not to mention recycling the empty cardboard tube (aka balancing it on all the other stuff piled on the garage bench). Plus, the tissue box is right there.
None of those habits seem that bad, though, because they are born of sheer laziness.
Truly bad habits are born of selfishness.
I’ve got those too.
Like when I go to Chipotle, get a “family” bag of chips for the group, dump them all out, inspect them like a forensic scientist, choose the five or six chips with the most deliciously limey salt on them and then put the rest back for everyone else.
Jerk.
Or when we get fresh strawberries from the market and while slicing them up, I pick out the sweetest, ripest berry and eat it straight away myself.
Selfish, selfish jerk.
I’ll try to find a way to make it up to you.
See.
Salt & Lime Tortilla Chips with Strawberry Avocado Salsa
Serves 4
For the Chips:
- 4 corn tortillas, cut into wedges
- 1 lime, juiced
- 2 T. oil for brushing (olive oil, coconut, etc.)
- coarsely ground sea salt
For the Strawberry Avocado Salsa:
from Cooking Light.com
- 1 c. finely chopped strawberries
- 1/4 c. finely chopped, peeled avocado
- 2 T. finely chopped red onion
- 2 T. chopped, fresh cilantro
- 1/2 t. lime zest
- 2 T. fresh lime juice
- 2 t. finely chopped, seeded jalapeno
- 1/4 t. sugar
For the chips, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Brush one side of each tortilla wedge with oil and place, oil side down, on a baking sheet.
Brush the top of each wedge with oil and generously squeeze with lime juice.
Be even more generous with the salt, sprinkling it directly on each wedge.
That one down, there? That one’s mine.
Bake for 12-15 minutes or until chips are crisp and just starting to brown.
For the salsa, place all ingredients in a medium bowl and gently stir to combine. Serve immediately.
I think I just developed another bad habit.
You know, the one where I make a recipe at 10 a.m. intending it to act as a first course to dinner and then eat most of it before lunch?
Yeah, that one.
Luckily, it’s just the beginning of strawberry season, and I can make more.
Come on over.
I’ll let you have first pick of the chips.
And the guest bathroom is all ready for you.
You MUST come to NC during strawberry season!! We have THE best. It’s our redneck farmers I think.
I am a sucker for local strawberries! And redneck farmers.
Mmmm, redneck farmers.
Er, I mean, strawberries!
DE-lish. And what’s this about sharing Chipotle chips?! That word isn’t in my vocabulary when it comes to Chipotle.
Pick out the good ones. Share the rest
This looks delicious Sarah! I’ve been getting strawberries at the farmers market for the past couple weeks and they taste so good right now. Might need to make some of this salsa!!
We just finished a second batch…
This is th best! Thanks for sharing
I can already taste the strawberry salsa!
I have only just discovered the joy of strawberries and avocados together. I can’t wait to try this. I will have to hide the chips from my husband. He eats half of a Chipotle bag on the way home from getting dinner. “That’s how many were in there” sounds less believable each time. Thanks for these recipes!
My pleasure! Enjoy.
Love this! I am a big fan of strawberry + lime (recently posted a popsicle recipe with those flavors, in fact!), so I am psyched to try this. Both Seth and Marge are fans of homemade salsa, so I’m adding this to my “to cook” list.
Margo eats salsa? Holy moly!
Well, she’s not really supposed to, but somehow she always ends up on clean-up duty (i.e., licking our plates!). I figure fruits and veggies can’t hurt her right?
I just worry if I had a puppy that’d be one more “person” I’d have to share with.
This looks absolutely amazing! Hmmm… I may need to pick up strawberries and avocados tomorrow.
I am a selfish mama, as well. Sometimes we simply need to enjoy the sweetest, juiciest berry as a reward for the other ways that we give of ourselves every day.
Preach on, Mama.
I have selfish bad habits also- sneaking candy by myself, charging “an opening fee” for the kids’ candy, etc,etc…but strawberries and avocados?? and it works??? I can’t wait to try this! Maybe I will get it all to myself…errrr be able to share it all with my family!
Opening fees are a given
Hmm, my lil 11 month old LOVES Strawberries & Avacado … I might have to try this.
In fact, your Avacado Creama she was grabbing by the fist full! It was hilarious.
My other “picky kid” would like the chips.
I totally do all of that and don’t think twice about it, which is probably the worst habit of all. Oh well
The Kleenex v. TP thing truly is mortifying…
Sounds like a delicious combo of flavours. I bought strawberries this morning but will now have to return to the store tomorrow for avacados and limes…but will be SO worth it!
Hope you love it!
Oh that sounds awesome. Strawberries are limes are a winning combo. In salsa or in daiquiris.
The lime salted chips KILL me! As in, I love them. I used to make cinnamon tortilla chips with a fruit salsa…mmm
I almost went that route. You are a wise, wise woman.
Oh.my.yum. Making this ASAP. The chips AND the salsa. Thanks Sarah!
That looks amazing! Can’t wait for strawberry season again:) I had to laugh out loud re the Kleenex and toilet paper scenario I was having that dilemma myself not an hour ago…hey, at least we don’t finish the toilet roll and leave a collection of empty rolls around the toilet like my dearest hubby does !
Double whammy as they are both deliciously In season!!
I TOTALLY do the same thing with the tissue! Hahah amazing. That salsa looks redic mama.
I often make tortilla chips at home but deep fry them… Which is way greasier and makes my clothes smell like McDonalds. Thanks for the baking directions. This is totally what I’m doing next time. The salsa looks lovely.. Just made some with strawberries, mangoes, oranges, jalapeño, basil, mint, and cilantro. It was pretty awesome!
Have you ever tried salting chips with soy sauce?
oh. my. god.
there ya go…telling you my little secret counts as my selfless feat of the day, right?
Ooh, I’m doing it. Maybe I’ll add both. I need the salt. I’m dehydrated from all this recycling.
Recycling- Andrew says he doesn’t understand why I can’t take 5 more steps to put it in the can outside. Ha ha. I pile it in the corner of our workout room. Enough about me- YOU make me smile and laugh daily.
Wish I lived close and could come help you eat that delicious salsa I’m going to have to copy.
I totally unapologetically hog all the folded chips in a bag of chips…it’s ok, my friends and family still love me
The folded chips? Ahh, because they trap all the good stuff, right?
Oh my gosh, why have I never made homemade tortilla chips before!? Amazing, this looks delicious, perfect for summer parties and I seriously cannot wait to try making some
I love your recipes because they not only look delicious, but they are also fun to read! My husband informs me that it is NOT selfish to eat the best strawberries because it’s your reward for doing all that work to get them ready for everyone else. Just so you know. =)
I like your husband. But not as much as you.
I was just thinking of putting together a strawberry salsa. I’ve been thinking of using it over fish or chicken but just some simple chips would be fantastic.
Looks delicious! I have made my own baked chips before, and discovered it’s much faster to brush both sides of each tortilla with oil, stack the tortillas up, and then cut the entire stack into wedges. I’m not a mom, but I’m betting most moms like time-saving tips?
Yup, that’s a great tip!
oh what a great appetizer this would be!
oohhh mama pea, you’ve got my number! we are cut from the same cloth, salty-limey chips, toilet paper rolls and all. this post was a laugh-fest, I tell ya!
We are all lazy, lazy women. I like it.
You and I have very very similar bad habits! I hate using the end of the toilet roll so go for the tissues instead, and I’m big on the recycle stacking.
GOOD NIGHT that looks awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It should be illegal to read a recipe this tempting this early in the morning!
Oh, and I share all of your habits as well…thanks for the laugh this morning!
Those Chipotle chips are the death of me. Shame on me for never even considering to try making them myself!
The strawberry-avocado combo is highly underrated! I made myself a wrap with that same combo yesterday (amongst other things…).
And you got me on the TP/tissue habit. I do the same thing.
Phew. I am relieved that I am not alone as the laziest woman on Earth.
I have a bad habit of letting the recycling pile up on the back porch (in the containers). Then my husband writes “recycling fairy” on the grocery list and I know it’s time to go to the recycling center…
Ha! Pea D just says, “You know I put in stepping stones to the recycling can, right?” How ’bout a roof?
Tip: Save yourself tons of work and cut the tortillas AFTER you brush them with oil, lime, and salt ‘em.
Holy moly, you are brilliant.
Hahaha THANK YOU. It just hit me while I was writing down a Trader Joe’s grocery list…
I was going to say the very same thing, that’s how I make mine too!
Ana
Oh wow. I think I know what I’m going to be eating all weekend while husband is out of town! That way I don’t have to share.
Man that looks so fun and delicious! Do baked corn tortilla wedges really taste like chips? I guess they would… Do they come out authentically crunchy or bendy? Yes, bendy’s a word.
If you leave them in long enough, they get crunchy!
This post made my day. Not because you provided me with a fabulous recipe for this weekend but because I too use the tissues. Although, sometimes it’s because I used the last of the toilet paper and failed to replace it. Oops.
Ha ha ha. You just made my morning
You provided a hilarious start to my morning. Thank you.
Love this, will be making for sure!! I like lime chips too. Have you tasted the ones from Food Should Taste Good mama pea? They are awesome!! To be quite true, I am not a fan of tortilla chips, they don’t appeal much to me, but those lime chips + salt… they are good! I am so making your recipe this week
Ana
those chips are so addicting! I actually prefer the less salted ones though so we could happily dine together
I’m totally that person with the chips! I want to eat this right off the screen.
Hahaha, I am exactly the same way ESPECIALLY when it comes to the best looking produce. I figure if I bought it, washed it, cut it I GET FIRST DIBS! LOL. And if I make dinner and plate it, then I get the better looking plate of food. I wash the dishes I get to pick out the better looking silverware. I don’t think its really selfishness because I was the one who did everything involved in getting things ready for others. Justifiable, right?
Totally.
Oh my goodness this salsa looks so delicious and fresh…the perfect summer snack! I would probably eat the whole thing myself!
Oh I just adore Chipole. It just came to our area and I have been there twice. I love to fix huge salads and top them with their chipole sauce. (I’m certain its not vegan, but I can’t help but indulge.) I found the recipe online and made it last night. Tastes almost spot on to their recipe and mine is vegan. Yea. Strawberry salsa sounds quite yummy!!!
Holy moly yum! This just got added to my list of Memorial Weekend recipes.
Dang. I need to get myself some of those reversible Target towels…
And some strawberries and avocados. I will let you decide which is higher on the priority list at this precise moment.
i just love fresh strawberries. last year the local ones weren’t very sweet + were too watery because of all the rain..but this year they are so tasty! spring makes me so happy with all the fresh herbs and farmers market goodies
All of these things made me lol…for real! I see myself in all of this…probably not a good thing! I often want a bite or sip of what my kids have & I always want my taste first…don’t want their kid germs! I guess it’s fine for me to get my mom germs on their stuff?! Ehh…they’re used to it! Got some SWAG from Ulta the other day & my daughter asked if she could have the…very cute Polk-a-dot (love Polk-a-dots!!)…bag it all came in. Went the unselfish route…begrudgingly!…and said yes. Did I earn some ‘unselfish’ points?!
We just finished up our pint of fresh strawberries this morning. Bummer! Guess I’ll have to buy more so I can pick out the extra salty chips to go with it. Yum!!!
Oh you and I could never go to Chipotle together because i do the same exact thing with the chips. Though I may or may not choose way more than 5 or 6
These look delicious!
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Haha – I ALWAYS flip the towels, and I have totally done the tissue thing too – I swear I thought I was the only one! Better that than just leaving the empty roll left for someone else to change though, right?
And at least you share the family sized chips with the rest of the family. I take the 5 or 6 saltiest plus the rest of the basket.
I love fruit based salsa! I saw this on Instagram and was so excited for the recipe – thanks for sharing!
yummy!
what a great idea! I would never of thought to put strawberries in salsa, a perfect summer time treat!
I absolutely love the salt and lime tortilla chips at Chipotle. I can’t wait to make some at home! Thanks for the idea!!
You make me laugh so hard! I do the thing with the recycling, only it piles up on the end of the kitchen counter!
This looks delicious, may have to add it to our memorial day menu!
Haha! Love this! I am so glad I am not the only “lazy” one out there! My Christmas lights just came down on Monday
And I totally use tissue too! It’s all good 
Also, I am going to check out your devotions link! Thanks!
it’s ok to be selfish with those chips. they’re so stinking good. and now i can make my own! loved all your bad habits. not replying to email is my worst one. you already know that.
HOLY guacamole!! These look delicious! Thanks for sharing!
It’s okay Sarah. She who makes the meal gets to eat the glorious best strawberry. Isn’t that one of those immutable laws of nature?
Made this in the afternoon…the taste tests proves that it is awesome! Now I’m just waiting for the kiddos to go to bed so I don’t have to share the homemade pita chips – I don’t think they’d go for the salsa. Now if only I can get hubby distracted so I don’t have to share with him either!!
You have far more patience than I do, Kim
Enjoy!
This looks so yummy! I am absolutely stealing this recipe (and, my own bad habit, passing it off as my own…) for my next dinner party. Gorgeous display.
I’m going to have to make this this summer! Yum!
I would never have thought of combining strawberries in a salsa. Sounds amazing and I love your storytelling! I have a mango-nectarine salsa on my blog… don’t know why I hadn’t made the leap to strawberries. Love that everything is gluten-free, too.
My partner can’t stand avocado or salsa, but I HAD to have it the instant I read this. So I made it up a batch with the intention of enjoying it all weekend….and ate the entire thing in one sitting. He was a little sulky that I used up all the strawberries in the house, but it was so worth it. I’ll be purchasing all the ingredients again tonight so I can make it again….with the intention of having a little more self control this time!
We made it two nights in a row too. Glad you enjoyed it!