ultimate guacamole
just in time for cinco de mayo tomorrow–whip up some of this ultimate guacamole, bring along some tortilla chips, and start counting all of your new friends who want you back next year.
how do I dare claim that my guacamole is the ultimate, you ask? well, my husband is a lover of chipotle and all things mexican/chilean/latin american (his mother is from chile), and so he requests this recipe often. i’ve perfected it over the years to finally be confident enough that it is, indeed, the ultimate. I personally prefer to make it in a molcajete. it allows you to grind up the garlic and jalapeño much more easily into the necessary paste. enjoy alone as a dip, on top of tacos, aside quesadillas, as part of a layer dip, etc. etc. the options are endless!
**update–to make this even MORE ultimate, i have a new addition (not pictured). do everything exactly as specified in the recipe, then sprinkle crumbled cotija cheese on top. um yum!! hey, no one ever said ultimate couldn’t be more ultimate. enjoy!
Ingredients
2 hass avocados (make sure they are ripe--should be soft to the touch but not too soft)
1 jalapeño (I use about 1/2 of a large one with some of the seeds and membrane removed--use more and/or remove less of the seeds & membrane if you like more spice)
1 lime (2 if your lime isn't very juicy--you want about 2 tbs of juice)
2 small (or 1 if large) cloves of garlic
1 tbs cilantro leaves picked from the stem
2 tbs chopped white onion
1 small to medium chopped tomato
salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
using your molcajete
grind the garlic & jalapeño into a paste, & mix into the lime juice in order to make the juice extremely flavorful.
add 1 tsp of salt and 1/2 tsp of pepper & mix into the juice.
slice avocados in 1/2 & remove the pit.
using a knife or avocado slicer
add the chopped tomato, onion, & cilantro.
mix enough so that the juice is incorporated into the avocado and other ingredients, but don't over-mix if you want it to stay chunky.
taste & add more salt & pepper if necessary.
enjoy with a delicious margarita!
Notes
if you don't have a molcajete, you can always use a bowl and mash the ingredients into a paste with a fork before adding the avocado, tomato, cilantro, and onion. it will taste the same; just a bit more work (and not quite as cool of a presentation)!
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