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Guacamole

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Total Time 10 mins
Course Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 2 cups

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Tbsp (15 mL) freshly squeezed lime juice (approx.)
  • 2 Tbsp (30 mL) onion finely diced
  • 1/2 tsp (2 mL) ground cumin
  • 1/2 garlic clove puréed
  • 1/2 jalapeno seeds and ribs removed, finely diced
  • 2 ripe or overripe avocados
  • 1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt to taste
  • Freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 1-2 Tbsp (15 mL) chopped fresh cilantro to taste

Instructions
 

  • In a medium-sized bowl, add all ingredients except cilantro and smash with a fork to desired consistency.2. Stir in cilantro. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt, pepper and lime juice.3. To prevent oxidization, store in the fridge with plastic wrap touching the surface of the guacamole for up to 3 days. Another option is adding a thin layer of water over the entire surface. Pour off the water and stir before serving.

AVOCADO TIPS:

  • Avocados do not begin to soften until after they are picked from the tree and they are usually put on the shelf hard. So basically, it’s pure luck if you need ripe avocados the day of and can find them. When buying avocados I typically buy unripe ones knowing they will ripen in the next day or two, rather than buying ripe ones that will end up in the garbage if not eaten immediately.
  • How to choose a ripe avocado? The riper an avocado is the darker green its skin. It should yield to a firm but gentle pressure but not be mushy.
  • How to get avocados to ripen faster? Put them in a paper bag in the warmest place possible, like a windowsill or close to your oven. Adding another overripe fruit, like a banana, will also help. They still may take up to two days to ripen.
Keyword avocados, guacamole