Guacamole with a Little Kick
Guacamole isn't something I grew up eating. But it's funny how your tastes change as you get older. Now, I have it nearly every day. The best part about Guacamole with a Little Kick is that you can have it as a snack or as a topping on a main dish recipe (if you like to add heat, that is).
Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine Mexican
- 2 medium avocados
- 1/2 medium tomato, diced
- 1/4 cup diced red onions
- 1/2 medium jalapeno pepper, seeded and diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 tsp salt
Cut avocados in half. Remove seed. Scoop out avocado from the peel, put in a small mixing bowl, and mash until smooth.
Stir in the rest of the ingredients. Chill in refrigerator for 1-2 hours.
- The trick to perfect guacamole is using good, ripe avocados. Check for ripeness by gently pressing the outside of the avocado. If there is no give, it's not ready and won't taste good. If there is a little give, the avocado is ripe. If there is a lot of give, the avocado may be too ripe and shouldn't be used. Another test is to try to flick the small stem off the avocado. If it comes off easily and you can see green underneath it, the avocado is ripe.
- Use with Black Bean Chili Bake.
- Spread on Flatbread or Ultimate Nut and Seed Crackers.
- Put a dollop on top of a serving of Taco Salad.