Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Guacamole [a mexican dip]

Guacamole is made with avocados, chilies or jalapenos, cilantro and lime. It is a quick Mexican dish, low carb and healthy appetizer. To make perfect Guacamole use ripe avocados. Check for ripeness by gently pressing the the avocados. If there is no give, the avocados are not ripe yet and will not taste good. It should not be too ripe or too raw.

Ingredients,

2 ripe avocados
1/2 onion finely chopped
1 or 2 green chilies or jalapenos [according to taste
1tbs of fresh lime juice
Salt
A dash of  freshly grated black pepper
1/2 ripe tomato finely chopped

Method;

Cut avocado in half. Remove the seed. Scoop the avocado from the peel and place it in a mixing bowl. Using a fork mash the avocados. (if you have the traditional molcajate and telcajate which is used for Guacamole, you can use that). Add chopped onions, cilantro, lime juice, chopped tomatoes, salt and pepper and mix a little more.

Cover  the plastic wrap directly on the surface of guacamole to prevent oxidation from  the air. 
Serve it with tortilla chips or cream crackers.



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