Friday, December 11, 2015

Guacamole

A#1 I don't like smooth, creamy guacamole nor "whipped" mashed taters. I like a bit of chunk in mine and do not at all care for the ingredients I cannot pronounce added to the stuff in a plastic tub from the store. I was having a guacamole Jones at work  so got all I needed to mash up a batch. Here is the basic recipe, as always feel free to add, subtract or substitute to your liking.
2 avocados (ripe but not mushy), chopped and semi mashed
1 Roma tomato chopped
1/2 small yellow onion chopped
1 jalapeno pepper chopped
1 palm full of fresh cilantro chopped
Juice of 1/2 lime
Kosher salt to taste (about 3/4 teaspoon)
Fresh ground black pepper to taste (about 1/2 teaspoon)
Stir it up and dig in w/ chips, add to tacos or burritos, whatever rolls your socks up & down!

Toss avocado skins  and lime pith into the compost bin. Lime zest goes into a jar (refrigerated) w/ my other citrus zest. Jalapeno seeds are set out to dry for next Spring's planting. Cilantro stems, mater trimmings, onion tops, bottoms and skins, jalapeno top and membrane go into a freezer bag for vegetable stock. Avocado pits supported by 3 toothpicks go into cups of water to sprout and make avocado trees. Again, I have heard avocado trees grown from seed won't make fruit but I saw someone on Food Network use the leaves as flavoring not unlike bay leaves. I have yet to try them but am always open to new ideas.

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