Guacamole


     This is the classic guacamole recipe, one of the most popular Mexican dip. Creamy avocado and chunky vegetables with spicy fresh chili peppers. Make a fabulous starter, serve with yellow corn tortilla chips.


                       

Ingredients:

3 ripe avocados, peeled 
2 medium tomatoes, peeled, seed remove and dice
juice of 1 lime
1/4 cup yellow onion, small dice
1 garlic clove
1/4 cup cilantro, wash and chopped 
2 fresh red chili pepper
salt to taste
Cut the avocados in half, then remove the pits. Scoop the flesh out of the shells and place it in a food processor or blender. Process until almost smooth, then scrape into the bowl and stir in the lime juice.

 Chop the onion finely, then crush the garlic. Add both to the avocado and mix well. Stir in the cilantro. 

 Remove the stalks from the chiles, slit them, and scrape out the seeds with a small sharp knife. Chop the chiles finely and add them to the avocado mixture, with the chopped tomatoes, Mix well. Salt pepper to taste.

Note:

 Look for Tomato concassé recipe (how to peel the tomato).

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