Guaca, Guaca, Guacamole!

I Love Dips! 

I don't think I've met a dip that I didn't like ... unless it has a lot of cilantro. I've never been able to learn to like cilantro. Oh well. Life goes on!

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So while we're on vacation, yay!, we are planning on having fresh veggies with a guacamole dip. I am trying a new recipe for this one from Alton Brown of The Food Network. I may have accidentally added a bit too much lime juice to my version, but it still turned out great. I added a little bit of apple cider vinegar to make it a bit sweeter too. So there's that option too. This is a great recipe though because it has the deliciousness of traditional guacamole, I made ours nice and chunky, and it just looks pretty!



Here you go:

Ingredients:

• 3 Haas avocados, halved, seeded and peeled 
• 1 lime, juiced 
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne 
• 1/2 medium onion, diced 
• 1/2 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced 
• 2 Roma tomatoes, seeded and diced 
• 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro 
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• splash of apple cider vinegar (optional)
  

Directions:

1. In a large bowl place the scooped avocado pulp and lime juice, toss to coat. 

2. Drain, and reserve the lime juice, after all of the avocados have been coated.

3. Using a potato masher add the salt, cumin, and cayenne and mash. 

4. Then, fold in the onions, jalapeno, tomatoes, cilantro, and garlic. 

5. Add 1 tablespoon of the reserved lime juice. 

6. Add splash of apple cider vinegar (optional) and mix thoroughly. 

 

Let sit at room temperature for 1 hour and then serve.

 

To read the original article or to check out more Food Network or Alton Brown recipes, click HERE!