Guacamole

Name: Guacamole
Ingredients: 1 serrano chile, seeds removed and minced; 1/4 cup diced red onion; 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves; 1 1/2 Hass avocados, halved, pitted, and sprinkled with liberal amount of salt; 1 Roma tomato, diced; Flour tortillas or corn tortilla chips

6 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

1 serrano chile, seeds removed and minced
1/4 cup diced red onion
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
1 1/2 Hass avocados, halved, pitted, and sprinkled with liberal amount of salt
1 Roma tomato, diced
Flour tortillas or corn tortilla chips

Directions

1

Place the chile, onion, and cilantro into the molcajete*.
2

Crush and mix the ingredients together.
3

This brings out the heat of the chile, the flavors of the fresh cilantro, and the natural juices of the onion.
4

Score the avocado halves with the tip of the spoon and scoop all the flesh into the molcajete.
5

Mash the avocado and combine it with the muddled onion, cilantro, and chile.
6

Top the mixture with the diced tomato and serve with the warm flour tortillas or corn tortilla chips.
7

*A molcajete is a traditional Mexican mortar and pestle made from porous basalt volcanic rock.
8

Another type of mortar and pestle may also be used.