Guacamole is a spicy Mexican (or Tex-Mex) paste made from crushed avocado and various seasonings, usually including onions, peppers, garlic and tomatoes.
Recipe
The ingredients and quantities of this recipe are tuned to the tastes of one contributor; you should experiment with it. (Especially note that it has got rather a lot of lime, and you might want to add peppers, chillis or tabasco.)
- 2 very ripe avocados
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- Juice of 1 1/2 limes
- 1 small onion, diced very small
- 1 small tomato, diced very small
- 2 tbsp chopped cilantro (coriander)
- Salt to taste
This alternative recipe is somewhat simpler, but gives an extremely tasty Guacamole which is great with tortilla chips or vegetables, or can be used in Enchiladas, etc. It also avoids messing about with messy tomatoes, nor coriander, which some people do not like the taste of. I have tried many Guacamole recipes over the years, this is both the simplest, and in my opinion, the tastiest I know.
- 3 whole avocados, ripe but not over-ripe
- 1 lime
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 or 3 whole red chillies
- Salt
Tip: An old Mexican trick to avoid or reduce the brown oxidized layer on the top is to put the whole avocado pit back into the guacamole once it's prepared. One pit for every two or three avocados is usually enough. Never cut the pit in pieces; that will make the guacamole bitter. Covering the top with plastic wrap so no air is in contact with the sauce also helps.