Guacamole
My husband grew up in California where Mexican food was a staple. He taught our whole family to make guacamole and now my children are usually the guacamole makers in our house. It is SO good with any Mexican dish and even a great after school snack as my children have taught me. Perfect for dipping tortilla chips or cut up vegetables!
Photo by Louis Hansel @shotsoflouis on Unsplash
Ingredients:
2 large or 3 small avocados
1/4 cup yellow onion, finely chopped
2-3 cloves garlic, chopped or minced
1 jalapeno, finely chopped
fresh cilantro, 1/2 cup chopped
juice of one lime, divided in half
kosher salt and pepper
Directions:
Split avocados, remove pit and score the avocado halves into 1/2 inch dice. Using spoon, scoop out avocado into a medium sized mixing bowl.
Squeeze half of the lime juice over avocado and toss well, ensuring that all the avocado has been coated with the lime juice. This will prevent it from browning.
Add onion, garlic, jalapeno, cilantro, salt and pepper. Toss well till everything is well combined and avocado is creamy.
Taste, add more lime juice, salt/pepper to taste.
Store in the refrigerator with a piece of plastic wrap pressed right down onto the guacamole to prevent browning/oxidation. You can also save one or two of the avocado pits to store along with the guacamole. This too, helps to prevent browning.