There are few things more refreshingly delicious than guacamole. It is healthy and I will stand by that fact. What's not healthy about fruit, veggies and lime juice?
I refuse to buy those containers of guac from grocery stores. They are disgusting, pureed avocado and who knows what else. Avocado is not supposed to preserve well and keep its color when stored, even with lime juice. I am not even going to ask what they put in the guacamole to keep the green color. I don't really care.
Saturday lunch was guac and chips. I eat chips to eat the guac, so each chip has a gob of guac before it makes the trip to my mouth. The original recipe comes from a Mexican friend, so this is probably the real deal.
2 organic avocados
1 medium sized tomato seeds removed and chopped
2 serrano peppers chopped (less if desired)
1 tbsp red onions chopped
1/2 a lime juiced
3 tbsp cilantro chopped
salt
Put the chopped tomato, pepper, onions and cilantro in a food processor and pulse for about 30 seconds. Make sure you don't turn the mixture into a paste. If you don't have access to a food processor, a blender is a nifty tool, if not, just chop very finely. Scoop the avocado into a bowl and coat it with the lime juice. Coarsely mash the avocado with a fork. Add the tomato-onion-pepper-cilantro to the avocado. Sprinkle with salt and mix.
The guac was gone in a few minutes. I licked the bowl. True story.
I refuse to buy those containers of guac from grocery stores. They are disgusting, pureed avocado and who knows what else. Avocado is not supposed to preserve well and keep its color when stored, even with lime juice. I am not even going to ask what they put in the guacamole to keep the green color. I don't really care.
Saturday lunch was guac and chips. I eat chips to eat the guac, so each chip has a gob of guac before it makes the trip to my mouth. The original recipe comes from a Mexican friend, so this is probably the real deal.
2 organic avocados
1 medium sized tomato seeds removed and chopped
2 serrano peppers chopped (less if desired)
1 tbsp red onions chopped
1/2 a lime juiced
3 tbsp cilantro chopped
salt
Put the chopped tomato, pepper, onions and cilantro in a food processor and pulse for about 30 seconds. Make sure you don't turn the mixture into a paste. If you don't have access to a food processor, a blender is a nifty tool, if not, just chop very finely. Scoop the avocado into a bowl and coat it with the lime juice. Coarsely mash the avocado with a fork. Add the tomato-onion-pepper-cilantro to the avocado. Sprinkle with salt and mix.
The guac was gone in a few minutes. I licked the bowl. True story.
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