Guacamole
Guacamole is crack. The avocado's I've been buying lately have been phenomenal! So small batches of fresh guacamole have been in the menu lately. We had steak with guacamole the other night and frankly my lunch today is just soft flour tortillas piled with said guacamole. Guacamole tacos. Yum!
The way I make guacamole highlights the freshness of all the ingredients and I am not one to include excessive spices (i.e. like cumin that rears it's ugly head in so many guac recipes) nor do I puree it into a mushy pile of goo.
Increase proportions to the number of avocados being used or to taste.
Per 1 large ripe avocado
1 Tbs lime juice
2 small plum tomatoes seeded and finely diced
1 Tbs finely minced red onion
1 clove garlic finely minced (or squished in press)
For a mess free method of dicing avocado:
- Halve the avocado by cutting lengthwise around the pit and gently twist apart (one half will hold the pit)
- Carefully and firmly strike the exposed pit with the sharp edge of a knife. While grasping the avocado, twist the knife to loosen and remove the pit.
- With a knife slice the flesh, lengthwise and across, while still in the skin (without piercing the skin).
- With a spoon, scoop out the dice.
Dice avocado and toss with lime juice to prevent browning from oxidation. Stir in the rest of the ingredients to desired consistency, I gently toss to keep the avocado in nice chunks, and enjoy!
Per 1 large ripe avocado
1 Tbs lime juice
2 small plum tomatoes seeded and finely diced
1 Tbs finely minced red onion
1 clove garlic finely minced (or squished in press)
For a mess free method of dicing avocado:
- Halve the avocado by cutting lengthwise around the pit and gently twist apart (one half will hold the pit)
- Carefully and firmly strike the exposed pit with the sharp edge of a knife. While grasping the avocado, twist the knife to loosen and remove the pit.
- With a knife slice the flesh, lengthwise and across, while still in the skin (without piercing the skin).
- With a spoon, scoop out the dice.
Dice avocado and toss with lime juice to prevent browning from oxidation. Stir in the rest of the ingredients to desired consistency, I gently toss to keep the avocado in nice chunks, and enjoy!