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What is Guacamole?
Guacamole, pronounced as Guacamol in Central America and Cuba, is an avocado based-relish dip.Of Aztec origin, it was originally valued for its high fat and vitamin content. Guacamole was originally made by mashing the avocado with a molcajete (a type of mortar and pestle) and adding tomatoes and salt. After the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors, guacamole became popular in Spain. Since avocados failed to grow well in Spain guacamole remained an American food.
Ripe avocados, lime, and salt are common to most recipes. Lime or lemon juice is added not only for flavor and but also to slow the reaction of the enzyme that causes browning.
Ingredients
Other common ingredients include minced tomatoes, minced or grated red onion, black pepper, chili pepper, garlic, cumin, cilantro or coriander, and worcestershire sauce. Some add sour cream as a filler and a preservative.
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The word Guacamole comes from Mexican Spanish "ahuacamolli" from ahuacatl (avocado) + molli (sauce).
Basic Guacamole Making
Cut the avocado in halves and disregard the seed. Scoop out the flesh of the avocado into a mixing bowl making sure to get the flavorful darker green part close to the peel. Add the remaining ingredients and mix.You'll need:
♥ 2 ripe avocados
♥ 1 tsp. salt
♥ 1 Tbsp. garlic, minced
♥ 1/4 lime (just the juice)
♥ 1/4 orange (just the juice)
♥ 1 Serrano Pepper (just enough for some flavor - usually about a 1/4 but NO seeds!)
♥ 1/2 Roma tomato - diced
♥ 1 slice red onion - diced
♥ 1 tsp. cilantro
Now, grab a bag of chips and dip it! It's time to party, where's everyone?
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Indian Twist Guacamole
Recipe Courtesy of Heidi Swanson
1 small white onion
1 clove garlic, minced
4 avocados
1/2 lime
1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
a few big pinches of cumin powder
a few big pinches of Indian curry powder
*Garlic or plain naan bread, cut into wedges (not gluten free)
*Heat oven to 350 and bake the naan wedges for 10 minutes or so - just enough for them to crisp up a bit.
*In a small bowl combine the onion, garlic, and avocado flesh. Take the lime and give a generous squeeze or two. Add the salt, cumin and curry powder. Give everything a good stir, but don't overdo it. Taste. Now start adjusting. Do you need a bit more lime? A bit more salt? Want a stronger curry flavor? Go for it.
*Serve in a bowl with a big pile of the naan wedges on the side and a sprinkling of curry powder on top (a bit of chopped cilantro would look nice as well).
Note: Feel free to add a chopped tomato if you like, a bit of cilantro might be tasty as well...
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Taqueria Guacamole
Recipe Courtesy of Rachel Ray
Ingredients:2 ripe avocados
1 lemon, juiced
1 plum tomato, seeded and chopped
1 small white onion, finely chopped
1 medium fresh jalapeno, seeded and finely chopped
Coarse salt
Halve avocados lengthwise around pit. Remove pit with a large spoon, then scoop out flesh into a bowl. Squeeze the lemon juice into bowl. Add tomato, onion, and jalapeno, and mash guacamole with a fork to desired consistency. Season guacamole with salt, to taste.
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Cheese Quesadillas with Guacamole
Recipe by Emeril Live
2 avocados, peeled, pitted and chopped
2 lemons, juiced
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1/4 cup chopped red onions
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Dash hot pepper sauce
8 large flour tortillas
1 cup grated Monterey Jack Jalapeno
1 cup grated Cheddar
1 small can chopped green chiles
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Instructions:
In a mixing bowl, add the avocados. Using a fork, slightly mash the avocados. Add the lemon juice, garlic, and red onions. Mix thoroughly. Season the mixture with salt, pepper and hot sauce. Sprinkle 1/4 of each cheese over the top of four individual tortillas. Top the tortillas with the remaining four tortillas. In a saute pan, heat 1 teaspoon of the oil. When the oil is hot, gently lay a quesadilla in the hot oil and pan-fry for 2 to 3 minutes on each side, or until golden brown. Remove the quesadilla from the pan and repeat the cooking process for the remaining quesadillas. Serve the quesadillas with the guacamole.
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Chicken and Mango Guacamole Wrap
Ingredients:1 mango (peeled and stoned)
1 avocado (peeled and stoned)
1 jalapeño
1 lime (juice)
1 handful cilantro (chopped)
salt to taste
Directions:
1. Mix everything in a food processor.
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Garlicky Holy Guacamole!
how about that, recipe name? huh?
Ingredients:2 ripe small Hass avocados
1 lemon, juiced
1 large clove garlic, minced
1 jalapeno, seeded and finely chopped
1 small plum tomato, seeded and finely chopped
1/2 small yellow skinned onion, finely chopped
1 teaspoon coarse salt
Blue corn tortilla chips, for dipping
Instruction:
Cut avocados in half around the pit. Separate the halves. Pop out pit with spoon, then scoop flesh of avocados into a bowl. Squeeze the juice of a lemon over the avocados. Squeeze the juice with the lemon halves facing cut-side up, allowing the juice to spill down over the sides of the lemon into the bowl. This method keeps the seeds in the lemon and out of the guacamole. Add garlic, jalapeno, tomato, onion and salt to the bowl. Mash and mix the ingredients into a chunky dip using a fork. Serve with blue corn tortilla chips.
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Wow! You have made a most beautiful lens about one of my fave addictive foods. Adding to a post about spring garden goodies over at http://your-girl-friday.blogspot.com, should be published later today :)
Posted March 01, 2009
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Really nice and informative lens - now even I can make Guacamole. Enjoyed reading it - 5*
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diggyisking wrote...
awesome!!!!!!Im sooo gonna try this over the weekend:)5 stars! I love avocados! theyre my fav
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