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Guacamole
–The Best–

This dip with universal fame, consists of mashed avocado, which is mixed with small chunks of tomato, onion, serrano pepper and more ingredients; that give as a result an exquisite dip.

– The guacamole is not one of the best dips that we have tried.

– Is the best dip that we have tried in our lives!

Although to be honest the guacamole should not be seen nor treated as a dip or as a salsa, but as a “work of art” because that’s what it is.

The word guacamole sounds strange and that’s because it comes from the Nahuatl ahuacatl (avocado) + molli (salsa) = ahuacatlmolli; with the passage of time the word derived to guacamole. Regarding to the dip’s history it is believed that the recipe was originated by the Incas who passed it down to the Mexicas. This fact is not proven, but the important thing is that now we all have the recipe.

The guacamole goes with any type of Mexican food or non Mexican food (is not a problem). Although it is a accustom to eat it with snacks and appetizers like: tortilla chips, nachos, sincronizadas, chips, bread, quesadillas, etc.

About the Recipe

• Making the guacamole is an easy task only ingredients have to be chopped and mixed.
• The guacamole’s perfect consistency consists in the avocado being soft as puree and the other ingredients have to be more solid.
• The recipe is given with 1 serrano pepper but this is to taste.
• If you want to give another touch to the guacamole prepare it in a molcajete, only the bowl has to be changed for the molcajete.
• The preparation time is of 10 minutes.
• The recipe is for 4 persons.

Ingredients

3 Avocados (26.4 oz)

1 Serrano Pepper (.4 oz)

1 Tomato (5.2 oz)

1/2 Lime (.5 oz)

1/2 Onion (2.4 oz)

5 Coriander sprigs (1.7 oz)

1/2 tablespoon of Salt

Cookware

1 Bowl

1 Chopping Board

1 Mixing Spatula

1 Knife

1 Fork

1 Lime Squeezer (optional)

Directions

Work with some Ingredients

1. Dice 1/2 onion and 1 tomato; then set aside.
2. Remove the seeds and the veins of 1 serrano pepper.
3. Finely chop the serrano pepper with the one you worked and 5 coriander sprigs; then set aside.

Mix the Ingredients

1. Scoop out the pulp of 3 avocados and put it in a bowl; reserve 1 avocado pit.
2. Mash with a fork the avocados’ pulp that was put in the bowl, until having the consistency of a puree.
3. Add in the bowl:

• The Onion dices that were chopped.
• The Tomato dices that were chopped.
• The Serrano Pepper that was minced.
• The Coriander that was minced.
• The juice of 1/2 Lime.
• 1/2 tablespoon of Salt.

The lime juice is very important because it is used for the avocado not to oxidize.

4. Mix very well the bowl ingredients with a mixing spatula.
5. Insert in the guacamole the avocado pit that was reserved.

The avocado pit serves to preserve the guacamole for a longer time.

Now Take Out the Snacks
and Enjoy the Guacamole!