Fresh Guacamole
- 2 large ripe avocados
- 1 -2 roma tomato (preferably on the vine or fresh from your garden)
- 12 Spanish onion (optional)
- 1 bunch fresh cilantro
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 12 teaspoon fresh ginger
- 1 green chili pepper, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 12 teaspoon salt
- 14 cup salsa (try to find Mexican import) (optional)
- 1 lime, juice of
- Cut the avacadoes down the middle, around the seed and twist to split the avacadoes in half.
- Spoon out the seeds, saving them for later.
- Peel avacadoes and chop them as chunky or small as you like.
- Mash, if desired.
- Wash tomatoes and chop as chunky or small as you like.
- Chop the cilantro as finely as you can, chopping enough to fill the palm of your hand.
- ** Don't overdo the cilantro in this recipe!
- There's a fine line between delicate flavor and overpowering.
- **.
- In a medium sized bowl, combine all the ingredients (avacado, tomato, onion, cilantro, garlic, ginger, chili, cumin, salt, salsa and lime juice {not the lime itself}.
- Adjust the salt to taste.
- Best to start with too little salt than too much.
- Put the avacado seeds back into the guacamole (this prevents the avacado from browning), cover and let sit in your fridge for a minimum of 2 hours to let the flavours mingle.
- Serve.
avocados, roma tomato, onion, fresh cilantro, garlic, fresh ginger, green chili pepper, cumin, salt, salsa, lime
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/fresh-guacamole-300240 (may not work)