Add to: Recipe Box | Grocery List | Meal PlannerRecipe submitted by Sheila Collins
sacollins@asapnet.netGreat GuacamoleIngredients (use vegan versions): 1 ripe Hass avocado
lemon juice
salt
cayenne (powdered)
garlic
cilantro (optional)
Directions:This is an incredibly easy and addicting dip. I make it fresh at work with a fork, knife and small bowl. My colleagues were amazed the first time I whipped it up and now they're on the look out for it whenever I come in.
First, about the avocado. Its essential that it be ripe, but not overripe (i.e. fibrous and with a bunch of nasty brown spots inside). You can tell when its right by pressing your finger on the skin. It should give in slightly, not be too hard or mushy. Once that's established, the rest is easy.
Cut and peel avocado. Mash with a fork. Add lemon juice, salt and cayenne to taste.
Chop a decent sized clove of garlic into fine pieces (or even better yet put through a garlic press) and add.
Optional - but if you're a cilantro lover as I am, you won't be able to resist: chop fresh cilantro leaves and mix in as well. Blend, with the fork, to the texture of your liking; smooth or slightly chunky.
Serve with tortilla chips, soft tortillas, whatever.
In most cases this guacamole disappears almost immediately; howe'ver, if you wish to refrigerate it for later, that's fine. Just pack it down well in a small container, squeeze some extra lemon juice over the top and cover tightly with plastic wrap, pressing out any little air bubbles. This latter procedure helps to prevent it from oxidizing too fast and turning an unsightly brown. It should keep a couple days in the fridge.
I made this but added some chunky salsa and some finely chopped scallions. yum!!
Archived comment by: messclub
Good plain avacado spread. Its good tro sprea on sandwiches. I like my guacamole chunkier so I added chopped tomatoes, green & white onions, and some cilantro. YUM YUM
Archived comment by: smurfette2002
Oh yeah, if you put the guac into a plastic bag and squeeze out the air, it works great to keep it green. I just cut off a corner and squeeze it out like icing into a bowl when I want to eat more!
Archived comment by: smurfette2002
