I'm a big fan of fresh food! Anything raw and ready to munch is ideal for me.
After fancying some avocado in my lunch one day, I picked up some guacamole from the supermarket. More than ready for some good food I sat down and gave the guacamole a go. Only to find it was pretty much baby food with a whole lot of garlic - not my style!
And that's what lead to my own simple and easy recipe for guacamole!
Yield: 2-3 servings
Time to Prepare: 10 minutes
Lasts: 4-5 days
Equipment: bowl, chopping board, knife, whisk, spoon
Ingredients:
1 large avocado
3 Tomkin/cherry/plum tomatoes
The juice of half a lime
Salt and pepper
1 chilli or chilli flakes (optional)
Method:
1. Pulverise the tomatoes with a knife and place in the bowl. Then, cut your avocado in half and remove the stone - don't throw this away!*
2. Scoop out the avocado and add it to the bowl. Next, squeeze the juice of half a lime into the bowl and season with salt and pepper (to taste).
3. If you prefer a cooler guacamole, skip this step.
Deseed and finely chop your chilli then add to the other ingredients - alternatively add a sprinkle of chilli flakes.
4. Using the whisk, mix up the ingredient in the bowl - remembering to release a little frustration by smashing up the avocado - the consistency of your guacamole is up to you, i prefer mine with a few chunks so mixing only took around two minutes.
*If you're not going to use the guacamole straight away placing the stone on top of the mixture will prevent it browning. After doing this, cover with cling film and place in the fridge.
There you go! A quick and healthy recipe for guacamole perfect for any time of the day.
I serve mine with a mixed salad and gluten free, organic, rice cakes.
How do you like yours? Are there any other recipes you'd like me to post?
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