Name: Guacamole
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 2 ripe avocados; Juice of 2 limes or 1 lemon; 1 small ripe tomato; 1 chilli pepper; 1 shallot or ½ red onion; 1 handful fresh coriander; Salt & pepper; Optional: a few drops of Tabasco

Guacamole

2 Aug 2016

by Dinna

Prep Time

5 minutes

Total Time

5 minutes

Background

Guacamole, the avocado-based dip is well known and loved all around the world not just in Mexico or the States. These days we just buy it ready-made, despite the fact that it takes hardly any time to make our won. Here is a super simple guacamole recipe that makes a delicious dip or salad. Serve it with tortilla chips and crudités.

Ingredients

2 ripe avocados
Juice of 2 limes or 1 lemon
1 small ripe tomato
1 chilli pepper
1 shallot or ½ red onion
1 handful fresh coriander
Salt & pepper
Optional: a few drops of Tabasco

Instructions

Cut the avocados in half, remove the stone and scrape out the flesh into a bowl.
Roughly chop the tomatoes and the onion. De-seed the chilli. Put these into a small food processor together with the coriander and add the juice of one lime and half of the avocado flesh.
Whizz until you get a textured paste. Add the remaining avocado and whizz for a few seconds until the desired texture is achieved ( or use a fork to mash for a more rustic version).
Taste it. Season with salt and pepper to your liking and more lime juice if needed.
Serve it fresh!

Tips

If you want it have a real kick, add a few drops of Tabasco and serve it with a pinch of chilli powder over the top. Alternatively use 2 chillies in the paste blend.