We love a good foodie hack and when we realize that things that we may have been doing become mainstream, we can give ourselves a pat on a back and get excited that we won’t have to do so many steps. That’s how we felt when we realized that one of our favorite sauces, Tabasco Green Jalapeño Sauce which we have used as a dressing. Now, Tabasco x Tinx Avocado Jalapeño Hot Sauce Dressing allows us to enjoy this on our salads, grilled chicken and so much more! We caught up with TINX who is known for giving advice to her followers about relationships and mental health. We also love how she enjoys food and brings us her faves and hacks along the way. We wanted to find out more about her collaboration with Tabasco as well as why she wants to normalize hot sauce as dressing!
ATHLEISURE MAG: It’s great to connect with you TINX! Tell us a bit about who you are and what people can expect when they’re on your IG as well as your TikTok channel.
TINX: My name is TINX. I’m a Content Creator, podcast host, radio show host and I have been creating content for about 3 years. My content is a big mix of things. I give a lot of advice, I do little sketches, I love pop culture, I love food and I love good recommendations. So, that’s what my followers know me for.
AM: I love that! I grew up on Tabasco, I love the flavors. Original is always a great place to start and I’m a huge fan of the green one – I know you are as well! Why do you love Tabasco so much?
T: I have loved it for so long. I was trying to remember the first time that I had it which was probably when I was very young! I grew up on it too. But it’s just a very comforting hot sauce for me. I have it all the time. The green was always my favorite. I just love how zesty it is and what little zing it adds to your food so it’s honestly an honor of a lifetime that we co-created the hot sauce dressing together. I still can’t believe it!
AM: That is insane. How did you connect with Tabasco and what does it feel like as you’re the first individual person to be able to partner with this brand that has been around for a very long time!
T: They are the most iconic and they’re a great company. They are still a family owned and run brand. They have been making Tabasco for 154 years. The cool thing is that they have barely changed anything, it’s a family recipe. They’re all still so involved, they are such a tight knit team. I was actually lucky to be able to go to Avery Island, Louisiana to be able to meet them all and to see how they produced Tabasco. I was just struck by how close they all are and how much pride that they take in their role in creating all of these amazing hot sauces that we enjoy in our homes every day.
They knew that I was a superfan for ages and I was always joking around online that we should normalize hot sauce as dressing! Green Tabasco makes a great dressing, you mix it with a little olive oil and a bit of this and that and so finally, we got to talking and decided that we should just make it official and co-create this amazing product!
AM: That’s great! You mentioned that you were at their HQ. What was it like being there and what was your biggest takeaway after having such a fun experience?
T: It was such a cool experience. I think that my biggest takeaway was just how much everyone cares and how much pride that everyone takes in this amazing company. You know what? I think that it shows in their integrity of their products and how delicious everything is in every single hot sauce. We actually got to do a hot sauce tasting there because you know there are so many different types of Tabasco and that was the coolest thing. I got to try traditional food from Louisiana and I have never tried foods from there. So trying Étouffée, Gumbo, a Shrimp Po’ Boy – it was all so cool and definitely trying the different Tabasco flavors in one place was absolutely amazing. It was a great trip!
AM: I really love that you feel it should be a dressing. We’ve been doing it for years because why not? We love sauce and we saw your IG post of you literally making it into a dressing. Why are you so passionate about normalizing that this can be a dressing too?
T: I just don’t want anyone to have any sad salads anymore! I think that this is the year of no more sad salads! I love salad, but it has to have a kick to it. It has to have something interesting to it and that is why I’m so passionate. I think that if more people used hot sauce dressing, then they would probably like salad more!
AM: This is true! We love a good salad, but you do have to shake it up a little bit!
T: You’ve got to have something fun for sure!
AM: It can get a little monotonous if you don’t! So you worked with them, you guys formulated the dressing, you have the packaging that you had your input on as well. What was that like?
T: It was a really cool experience and we have been working on this for months and I knew that I wanted the base to be the green Tabasco because that’s my favorite. It was just a matter of adding in some of my other favorite salad dressing ingredients like olive oil, apple cider vinegar, herbs – I love the herbaceous kick that it has to it and then designing the bottle was so cool! I wanted it to feel fresh and new and really represent the flavors in the actual hot sauce dressing which I think that it does well and it’s wild for me to be able to hold it in my hand and just to be able to share it with the world.
AM: That’s always a great feeling. What else do you like having hot sauce on? I know that for us, the green one on avocados, a green version of a Bloody Mary, eggs – so many things!
T: I love it on grilled chicken. I got a grill recently, so I have really been grilling a lot. Grilled shrimp, it’s so good and you can use this dressing for a shrimp cocktail. It’s absolutely delicious or I’ll just cup up vegetables and dip them in it for a little snack. It’s so multipurpose and I love how many uses it has.
AM: You created a salad and you have a recipe. As salad people, we love hearing that! Tell us about it and what do we need?
T: You need romaine, radish, tomatoes, shrimp, salt and pepper. It’s really good and of course, the hot sauce dressing! It has the most amazing crunch to it. I really love a crunch in a salad.
AM: Same!
T: It’s a great base and it’s just the perfect blend of flavors.
AM: Love that! Are there any other projects that you are working on that we should keep an eye out for?
T: I’m really focused on my podcast and radio show. My radio show is every Wed on SIRIUS XM. It’s really cool because I get to connect with all my followers. It’s a call in show so people can call in and ask for advice and we just chat through things. We talk about everything from dating to modern dilemmas whatever modern life throws at us which is very cool. I feel very lucky that people trust me and it’s just amazing to connect on that human level with people. So that’s what I am really focusing on right now.
Hot Girl Salad Recipe
Ingredients
Serves 1
2 cups of mixed greens
1/3 cup of cherry tomatoes, halved
½ radish, thinly sliced
1 green onion, sliced
½ ripe avocado, pitted and sliced
3-4 cooked shrimp, shells removed
TABASCO® Brand x TINX Avocado Jalapeño Hot Sauce Dressing
Instructions
Combine the mixed greens, cherry tomatoes, radish, green onion, avocado and shrimp in a large bowl.
In the bowl, hold two knives at an angle to chop the salad into small, bite-sized pieces, just like at your favorite restaurant.
Drizzle your desired amount of TABASCO® Brand x TINX Avocado Jalapeño Hot Sauce Dressing onto the salad for just the right flavor and spice.
Place a cutting board or plate over the top of the bowl and shake vigorously to ensure every piece of salad is coated.
Enjoy!
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