When I think of good guacamole, I think of endless chips and guac at the swim up bars during an all inclusive resort trip to Cancun with my best friend, summer of 2004. I ate so much guac that trip, I'm sure my sweat began to smell of Serrano Peppers and Cilantro. Fast farward a few years to my honeymoon trip with my husband November 2010, and we made new memories together with guacamole at a resort in Jose de Cabo during the swim up bar's 3pm happy hour we were sure to attend every afternoon.
What made their guac so good compared to the stuff you buy in stores? I'm no gaucamole expert, but I have a feeling those resorts in mexico didn't buy pre-made gauc off the shelf at the supermarket, I bet you they used all fresh ingredients, very ripe, local, avocados, and they made it on the spot.
I may start to sound like a broken record, but I am convinced after taking the real food challenge, really good food comes from organic, ripe, quality ingredients. It doesn't matter how skilled someone is in the kitchen, if the ingredients aren't quality, food just won't have the impact on you that it could. About 6 months ago, I chose to completely cut out all processed ingredients for 30 days (the original challenge is for 100 days), which forced me to cook ALL my meals from scratch, and I realized how much better my meals were tasting, and how much more energy I had. Not to mention, my skin really cleared up, I noticed I was sleeping better, shrinking my waistline, and focusing so much easier...even though I was cooking with more butter, and hadn't cut down on quality cheese, red meats, or organic chocolate :). This experience really opened my eyes to how satisfying of an experience eating is when calorie counting is thrown out the window, and food is eaten in it's natural state, the way God intended it to be eaten!
Talk about satisfying, guacamole has become kind of a staple in our house. We make tacos and fajitas quite frequently, and good guacamole from scratch can really transform a meal! Not to mention, it is a very nutritious snack :). So, I know it takes a few more minutes, but I can assure you, if you take the time on this recipe, you will not regret it! In fact, if the only problem is that it ends up being gone in less time than it took you to make it...than I'm sure it won't be your worst problem ;).
Sooo, first of all, gather your ingredients. Here in Del Rio, I can't always buy all my produce organically, because it's just not as available as it was in California, and when it is available, it is soooo expensive! So, I try to buy MOST of my produce organic, but I don't worry about buying the items organic that are on the clean 15 list.
Once I gather my ingredients, I scoop the avocado out from the skin into a bowl, and save the pit if I'm not going to eat it right away (keeping the pit in with the guac will help keep it from browning). Then, I dice up the red onion, and tomato, the smaller the better if you don't like your guac too chunky. I also minced the cilantro, garlic, and deseeded and minced the Serrano Pepper. I would throw the seeds away (adding the seeds will make it very very spicy, and I like mine more mild with just a bit of a kick).
Add the red onion, tomato, cilantro, Serrano Pepper, and garlic to the bowl of avocado. Then squeeze the juice from a quarter of a lime into the mixture, and add sea salt to taste. There you have it! A wonderful crowd pleaser that will never let you down :).
Fancy Guacamole for Two
Ingredients
1 large, very ripe but not brown avocado.
1/2 tomato from the vine (preferably organic) diced
2 tbsp minced red onion
2 tbsp minced cilantro
1 large garlic clove, or 2 small ones
1/2 Serrano Pepper, deseeded and minced
1/4 of a lime cut into a wedge for juice
Sea Salt to taste
Preparation
Cut the avocado in half and scoop out the meat of the avocado into a bowl. Add the diced tomato, minced red onion, minced cilantro, minced garlic, and minced and deseeded Serrano Pepper to the avocado, as well as the juice from 1/4 of a lime. Stir mixture, and add sea salt to taste. Enjoy!
Source: recipe adapted from Naturally Ella
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