World Class Guacamole
The co-ops and stores in Kuwait are full of beautiful avocados right now. Chose ones that are already a little soft and buy two or three – or more! This dip goes FAST.
Cut the avocados in half, scoop out pulp (save the seed to put in dip until you serve it, I don’t know why but it helps keep the avocados from turning dark) and mash the pulp in a bowl.
Chop two or three cloves of garlic very finely and toss in with pulp.
Chop half an onion, very finely, and toss in.
Chop cilantro, very finely, maybe 3 – 4 Tablespoons, and toss into pulp.
Chop up one tomato, and toss into avocodo mix.
Add fresh squeezed lemon juice from one half lemon.
Add 1/2 teaspoon salt. Stir everything together – Taste – is there enough salt?
Some people put mayonnaise in guacamole. *shudders at the very thought* If your avocados are of the right ripeness, once you add the tomato and the lemon juice, you won’t need any more moisture – the guacamole will be perfect.
Serve with tortilla chips, the corn kind, not the flavored kind. The combination is perfect for a hot Kuwaiti summer’s day.
The serving/mixing stone in the photo is called Molcajete.)
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Cool, I LOVE guac! Thanks for the recipe. I will try it!
Carly, hope you like it! I just had some yesterday . . . Yummy!
Word to the lemons.
I believe the addition lime to be a misnomer, overpowering the delicate natural flavor.
I like to scoop the seeds out of the tomato with a spoon, then fillet out the pink flesh with a sharp knife, adding only a brunois of the bright, bitter skin, for color and to balance the inherent waxiness of the ‘cados.
A little seeded, diced green chile is a nice addition as well.
Ooh, and anchovies too.
Well. . .
Maybe not that last one.
Holy Smokes, Heartodarkness, you go to a LOT of trouble! And I love the addition of the diced chile. I love anchovies, but I don’t think my husband would like that. But lime instead of lemon . .. .I have to say, that sounds GOOD to me. Just not too much – and the acid helps the color not to go brown, if it lasts that long, which it usually doesn’t.