Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Guacamole!

One of the great things about being single is that if I feel like having guacamole for dinner, I can! And that's exactly what I did the other night. Yes, avocados are high in fat, but it's good fat! I love to pair it with Garden of Eatin Blue Corn Chips. Here's the "recipe", although there's really not much to it.... If you're making this for more people, just increase the quanitites.

1 Ripe Avocado (ripe when just soft to the touch, not hard as a rock, not mushy)
1 small red onion, finely chopped
1/2 to 1 jalepeno, finely chopped (depends on how much heat is in the pepper - they all vary a bit, so taste it to see)
1/2 lime, juiced
2 tsp. "Art of Chipotle" paste (some Whole Foods stores carry this, but if you can't find it, you can substitute 1 chipotle, seeded and chopped, plus a bit of the adobo that it is packed in)

  • Cut avocado in half, and twist halves in opposite directions to open. Set side with pit cut side up on a cutting board and remove pit by tapping a sharp knife into it, then twisting the knife. Scoop out avocado flesh into a bowl. Smash with a fork, add all other ingredients, and stir to combine. Serve with chips.

1 comment:

  1. Hi Valerie,

    In mine I also put tomatoe, and fresh coriander leaves finely chopped. (Lots of coriander I love it).
    I also prefer shallots to red onion but not always available in local supermarket.
    One of the rare good thing of moving to texas is that it is very easy here to find good avocado.
    Cheers
    Nathalie

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